If you’re a woman 40+, Texas Health recommends getting a yearly screening mammogram, because early detection is our best weapon in the fight against breast cancer. And since we understand there can be some anxiety around the experience, we make it as comfortable and convenient as possible. With 18 locations across DFW, our facilities feel more like a spa than an imaging center, and we offer appointments that typically last only 30 minutes.
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Walsh Our 2019 Dream Home, built to catch perfect sunsets and sweeping views from a private bluff in the burgeoning Walsh neighborhood, is now complete. Step inside to see how the designers blended Spanish flair with contemporary finishes. Then, find out how you can experience the hacienda for yourself. by Scott Nishimura and Brian Kendall
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Smoke and Mirrors When vaping lands one Fort Worth teen in the hospital, his story comes under the national spotlight — raising questions about whether vaping is as safe as it claims to be. by Courtney
Happy Baggett: The Exit Interview Diagnosed with
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One architectural feature that defines our 2019 Dream Home — stately archways, reminiscent of a Spanish hacienda.
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Cancer Patients Offered Free Exercise Program at UNT Health Science Center
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Fort Worthian Meet the math teacher who turned his afterschool style into Magnolia’s newest vintage clothing shop.
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Lifting Off There’s nowhere to go but up for the woman behind Fort Worth’s biggest air show.
A Family Forged by Fear
A family that scares together, stays together. 26
Coloring Fort Worth His Fort Works Art exhibit is coming to a close, but this acclaimed New York artist isn’t done with Funkytown just yet. 28
Tiny Is Mighty This fall’s handbag trend — packing light. Really light. 30
Hunting Luxe The rugged outdoors meets luxury living at these next-level hunting resorts.
Pastor to Pitmaster A former minister takes a sabbatical to answer another call. 114
The Bearded Lady Sings
Again The long-anticipated reopening of a Near Southside gastropub has finally arrived. Let’s see if it tastes as good as we remember. 118
The Feed Zoli’s is gearing up for opening day — with a little help from its fellow restaurant friends.
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Things to Do in October A Main Street march for the ones who run the world.
A Lesson in Happiness
» It was several months ago, maybe in April, when I got a Facebook friend request from Happy Baggett. I’d never met or heard of Happy, but our list of mutual friends was enough for me to accept the request. It wasn’t long after our Facebook friendship became official that I saw a post in my friend feed that went something like this: “I have stage 4 colon and liver cancer, and the doctor gives me six months to live.”
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While, at the time, ignorant of his importance to our community, the word “cancer” still has a jarring effect. Even as one of the fortunate few who has not lost a close loved one to cancer, I still winced in sympathy as I read the outpouring of love and support for this man in the comments of his candid Facebook post. I later learned of Happy’s work as a developer and his philanthropic initiatives; he is truly a one-of-a-kind man. I finally met Happy face to face at his South Main condominium during the magazine’s photoshoot for the feature written by Scott Nishimura (page 38). We shook hands, and he asked, “So, am I taller than you thought I’d be?” I should note that Happy stands at a generous 5 3/4 inches. While our fantastic photographer, Olaf Growald, was setting up lights for the shoot, I got to sit and chat with Happy for a few minutes. One might presume that looking in the eyes of someone hyper-aware of their own mortality might engender a feeling of sorrow; I never felt this when speaking with Happy. It’s difficult to feel sadness for a man who seems so at peace.
He spoke about his weight loss. While he was far from unrecognizable — his perpetual smile, oversized pinstripe sports coat, and positive disposition remain unmistakable, even to those whose previous contact is confined to social media posts — his once full figure has transformed into one that’s far thinner. He also chatted about his distaste for John Lennon for breaking up the Beatles, the new cane he uses to help him walk — made, he proudly contends, from a certain part of a bull that I don’t dare say in this letter — and what he desires over the final few months of his life: zero wish to travel, only a want to share time with the people he loves in the place he loves, Fort Worth. Happy doesn’t want to die, but he already knows what the next chapter will bring him, and he’s ready. I’m so grateful for the few moments I got to spend with a remarkable human being.
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» Best Foot Forward. Things are heating up at the UNT Health Science Center, all for the betterment of patients battling cancer.
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Cancer Patients Offered Free Exercise Program at UNT Health Science Center
» The fight against cancer at the UNT Health Science Center has many breaking a sweat.
The FitSteps for Life exercise program opened June 11 at the UNT Health Science Center. It’s specially made to meet the needs of cancer patients, and with sponsorship from three organizations — the Cancer Foundation for Life, Rutledge Cancer Foundation, and HSC Foundation — the free program provides supervised exercise sessions to any cancer patient or survivor. Cuisine for Healing and Shine Therapy add to the program by offering
nutritious meals and oncology massage.
Professor of physical therapy Nicoletta Bugnariu, PhD, said in a UNT press release, the program helps patients tackle cancer one step at a time. Specialists design a regiment with specialized duration and exercise kind, the doctor said.
“People often feel like they have little control when a cancer diagnosis enters their lives,” she said. “But this program is one thing that they can do to take control of their lives and increase their chances of survival.”
According to UNTHSC, exercise aids patient survival rate. Patients with breast
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Blood pressure monitoring mid-session helps differentiate the program from other gyms. “The atmosphere is also more comfortable than a typical gym might be for someone recovering from cancer,” UNT officials said in the release.
The program’s open to anybody with a current or previous cancer diagnosis. A physician referral from a primary physician or oncologist is required, and FitSteps for Life is provided free for the lifetime of the patient.
The referral form can be accessed at unthsc.edu/patient-care/fitsteps-for-lifeat-unthsc.
*Source: Texas Department of State Health Services cancer who moderately exercised three to five times a week were 50% less likely to die than those who did little or no exercise, UNTHSC says.
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The Modern’s New Exhibit Features Artist’s Focus
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth will be presenting a 20-year survey of the work of Robyn O’Neil on view Oct. 18 through Feb. 9.
The Modern’s exhibit, presenting O’Neil’s work from 2000 to the present, will include multi-paneled drawings, signature works of graphite on paper, collages, and an animated film. “O’Neil has created intricate, imagined worlds exploring themes of evolution, natural catastrophe, the apocalypse, and the beauty of nature,” Modern staff said in an online announcement.
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Highlighting the Unorthodox
A pair of Fort Worth indie filmmakers hope to fascinate you with phenomenons that veer on the stranger side of things, and one venue has taken notice.
Fort Worth Research Group to Honor British Botanist:
A botanist who was among a Nobel Prize-winning research team will be recognized by a Fort Worth organization set on saving the planet’s diminishing resources.
The Botanical Research Institute of Texas will present the International Award of Excellence in Conservation, Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Palmwood Event Center in Frost Tower Fort Worth. Hosts include Sasha and Ed Bass, Ramona and Lee Bass, Laura and Greg Bird, and Stephanie and Billy Brentlinger.
Created in 1995, the International Award of Excellence in Conservation honors those who exemplify the ideals expressed in BRIT’s mission. Honorees include scientists, conservationists, heads of state, philanthropists, Pulitzer Prize winners, and politicians.
This year’s award recipient, Dr. Shirley Sherwood, is a British botanist who was part of the research team of Nobel Prize-winner Sir James Black, whose group discovered Tagamet — one of the “most successful treatments” of duodenal ulcers, according to BRIT.
» The Reyna Brothers this past year started a YouTube docu-series called “The Bizarre” that explores, well, bizarre trends and happenings. On Oct. 1, Grand Berry will be screening the two episodes that have been uploaded.
Owner Jimmy Sweeney says the quality of this web series is akin to pro-grade productions.
“The Reyna Brothers are two local filmmakers doing this documentary-anthology series about bizarre phenomenons that have happened, and the stories are really cool,” Sweeney says. “They’re like super into these occult following things, and they try to tell a documentary-style story about them.”
The series so far has delved into the “Tickle Me Elmo” craze of 1996, and more recently, the Max Headroom broadcast hack that usurped Chicago stations in 1987. “The Bizarre,” to Sweeney, possesses the right mix of weirdness and quality that will continue his goal to give a platform for innovative and local creators.
“These guys are making high-quality stuff,” Sweeney says. “It’s exciting to get to take stuff like that — it’s different and funky.”
Showings will be at 7:15 p.m. and 9 p.m. that Tuesday.
Nearly 30 years ago, Dr. Sherwood began to collect contemporary botanical illustrations and paintings inspired by her extensive travels. Her now comprehensive collection comprises around 1,000 artworks by 303 artists from 36 countries.
The event goes from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Oct. 2. Reach out to director of philanthropy Sara Richardson at srichardson@brit.org for more information or by phone at 817-332-2748.
Rafael Huerta
Owner of 817 Vintage Hype
BY SAMANTHA CALIMBAHIN
Khakis and polos make up the day-to-day wardrobe of Rafael Huerta, a sixth-grade math teacher at West Hurst Elementary. But outside of school, you’ll often find Huerta donning a snazzy pair of cowboy boots or designer sneakers, paired with jeans and a thrifted vintage tee.
Then, after one of his $2 shirts sold for $80 on eBay, the math teacher side of himself kicked in — and he decided to turn his hobby into a business. In June, Huerta opened 817 Vintage Hype inside Magnolia Avenue’s Historic 1208 building — a retail shop stocked with everything from concert T-shirts to Gucci sweatshirts from the ’80s and ’90s.
We sat down with Huerta to talk ’90s nostalgia, favorite thrifting finds, and his personal formula for blending old-school style with the new.
Q. You’re a teacher by day. Why start a vintage clothing shop?
A. I’ve always thrifted. Before my family goes on vacation, I go to the thrift to find some cool clothes that no one has. That way, whenever we take pictures, it doesn’t look like something that someone else is wearing. Then, I found a piece that some dude was interested in, and I ended up putting it on eBay. I think it was a vintage Tommy shirt that I got for $2 at a thrift in Northside — and it sold for $80. So, I saw
the profits there. Since I’m a math teacher, [I was] like, “Okay, this makes sense. I can do this on the side for fun.”
Q. How do you source your items? Do you grab anything and everything, or do you do a bit of curating?
A. It’s definitely curated. When I first started, I was grabbing everything. The more you research, the more you get to know people, and you get to know your customers. Now, I’m very picky with what I get, so right now, it’s aimed toward vin tage ’90s, ’80s concert T-shirts — any where from rock bands to hip-hop to country music like vintage George Strait T-shirts. But yeah, I hit up all the thrift stores — Goodwill, Family Thrift, Salvation Army. Then, I literally look through every single T-shirt, and sometimes I don’t find anything. You have to be lucky to find some stuff, but when I do, it’s cool things.
Q. What’s one of the coolest or rarest pieces you’ve found?
A. It was a vintage Pink Floyd from one of their concerts. It was huge. Screen printed with a guy screaming. That one sold for $300, and I picked it up for like $2. It’s from the ’80s.
Q. Got any favorite vintage pieces that you currently own?
A. Anytime I find any vintage boxing T-shirts, I keep them. I have an Oscar De La Hoya versus Julio César Chávez. I remember watching that fight when I was little with my family. I found the T-shirt signed by Oscar.
Q. How receptive has the Magnolia crowd been to your shop?
A. They’re super cool about it. People that just walk down the street, come in and really don’t know, [will say] “Whoa, why is this $80 or $100?” I educate them a little bit just because it’s a rare piece. It’s screen printed. It has a date on it. Then, they understand that it’s stuff they can’t find at Target or Forever 21. So yeah, the people on Magnolia have been super receptive to it. It’s going really well.
Q. Have you worked in retail before? What’s the biggest lesson you’re learning from owning your own shop?
A. No experience in retail. The biggest thing is the legal aspect of it. I’m compliant to paying my taxes. It’s like, “Whoa, okay. This is a legit business. It’s registered. I’m not just selling online.” That’s the biggest lesson.
Q. How do you find balance between your business and your day job? Do you ever find yourself daydreaming about one thing or the other?
A. No. When I’m teaching, I’m super on it because you can’t be thinking about other things; it’s a disservice to the kiddos. Once I’m teaching, I’m 100 percent committed to teaching.
Q. So, you see yourself doing both? You don’t see the vintage clothing store as becoming a day job eventually?
A. I’ll never say never. I got my master’s, thinking that I was going to be an assistant principal — and I had my baby. When he was born, I was like, “Okay, do I really want to be an AP?” Because they’re at the school all the time. That’s also what started the side hustle, to just bring more income but not taking time from my family. The way I balance it, the store is not open every day.
Q. You’re 33 — essentially a ’90s kid. What were your favorite icons from that decade?
A. All the “Ernest Scared Stupid” stuff. My Super Nintendo. Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat. “Saved by the Bell,” “Ren and Stimpy,” the cartoon. Yeah, the ’90s were awesome.
Q. Got any style tips for us? How can we rock vintage pieces without looking like we haven’t moved on from the past decade?
A. Get a nice vintage T-shirt. It can be thrashed; it can have stains on it and holes. But if it’s that style, where you can see that — super faded, super thrashed — you pair it with a nice pair of jeans that are not thrashed. Then, the tennis shoes make the outfit, too. So, you got to wear … they call them hype shoes. It’s either Air Jordan 1 Retro or any of the Travis Scott’s that just came out or the Adidas Yeezys shoes. It’s something super new with something super vintage. Those shoes are hard to get, and vintage items are also hard to get. So, you just look super cool.
Rafael’s Essentials »
4. Sticker. Rafael’s substitute for a business card.
2. Square.
3. Santo Niño. Once belonged to Rafael’s father. His nephew once sold it by accident but was able to get it back when he randomly ran into the person he sold it to at a job fair.
5. Supreme phone charger. Just like any other phone charger, but make it fashion.
6. Fiji water. Because Rafael is always talking, whether at school or at the shop.
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1. Phone. Rafael is always on Instagram.
7. Vintage Louis Vuitton. From the ’80s. Bought for $60 at a vintage swap meet.
8. Sunglasses. This pair isn’t vintage.
9. Rings. His wedding band
ring (UTA, class of 2011).
Lifting Off
After 15 years working to enhance Fort Worth’s air show, Christina Killman Carey believes there’s still space for loftier heights.
BY TYLER HICKS
Christina Killman Carey remembers sitting in an elementary school classroom, petrified by the sound of her name. As a child, the hard-working Carey would always turn in her homework on time, usually with every answer correct. But when the teacher asked students to share answers or contribute to a lesson, Carey cringed.
“I was always a shy kid,” Carey, now 40, says. “I would even get the answer wrong in class so I wouldn’t have to answer it in front of everyone the next time. Anything I could do to divert attention away from myself, I did.”
If you met Carey now, this insight would likely shock you. As a special projects manager with Alliance Aviation Services, she is tasked with planning and leading one of the country’s most elaborate, expansive, and esteemed air shows. The Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show requires months of planning and forces Carey to delve into the details of a weekend-long event, attended by over 75,000 people. You would be hardpressed to find a bigger stage for a once-shy kid, but Carey loves every second of it.
“I have three kids, and the air show team is like my fourth family member,” she says. “Every year, I tell my family, ‘This one will be bigger, better, and different.’”
Carey has worked for Alliance since she was a senior at Fort Worth’s Eastern Hills High School when she darted to a customer service job in between shifts at Bennigan’s and the pharmacy Eckerd. That admirable work ethic impressed the Alliance brass, including company president Tom Harris.
“I kid her a lot because she is able to juggle so many things without getting stressed out,” Harris says. “That’s something I envy, and I think it’s a big reason why she’s been so successful all these years.”
Carey’s elevation to the aviation big leagues was swift. She joined the company in 1996, moved from customer service to an admin role, then was promoted to special projects manager. When Alliance took over the air show in 2005, Carey’s career and life were changed.
“The thing I remember about that first year is tears,” she says, only partially kidding. “It was a big mountain to climb, a lot of work and stress, and tears were shed. But at the end of it, we all looked at each other and said, ‘We can’t wait till next year to do this again.’”
The air show has a million-dollar budget, oodles of high-dollar sponsors, and intricate air demonstrations that have earned it its rightful status as a must-see event for lovers of aviation or anyone looking for an entertaining spectacle. That
reputation is due in large part to Carey’s hard work and the team she has cultivated in the last 14 years.
Jim Hodgson, executive director and chairman of the Fort Worth Aviation Museum, came on board to help launch the Discovery Zone, a STEM-centric activity and education space that gives a platform to nonprofits.
“It started off pretty good, but after the first couple of years, Christina came to me and said we need to step it up,” Hodgson recalls. “That’s just her — she takes a risk on something and is willing to feed it to get it where it needs to be.”
The Discovery Zone is now sponsored by Lockheed Martin, and this year, Bell Helicopter will use the space to showcase Uber Elevate (think taking an Uber but with a helicopter) via VR.
“We can put more people through the Discovery Zone in two days than we put through our museum in an entire year,” Hodgson says. “And I give Christina credit for that.”
Carey, a consummate team player, deflects this praise.
“Even when I was a kid, scared in those classrooms, I still had my ‘squad’ — that’s what my friends and I called our group,” she says. “Now that squad is a lot bigger, and it’s because of the work we all put in that this show continues to get bigger, better, and different.”
The Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show takes place Oct. 19 – 20.
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» Joke’s on you. Whenever you’re shrieking your face off at Hangman’s House of Horrors, this motley crew is all smiles. »
A Family Forged by Fear
Actors at Hangman’s House of Horrors are drawn together by your dismay.
BY MATT PAYNE
It took just about an hour of parking lot duty at Hangman’s House of Horrors for Allen Wyatt to realize what path he’d follow for the next nine years. Or, more specifically, those fleeing down that path he’d follow.
No more of this shit, Wyatt, bored, thought as blood-curdling screams from young and old racked ears inside the building from which he sat yards away. That fateful night would lead to the eventual birth of Clevlen the Hillbilly, Wyatt’s alter ego, born from a man who’d never performed but developed a taste for paranoia. Clevlen’s among dozens stitched into one wicked family.
This family feeds on fear and cracks beers to reminisce over how many preys of the night they pushed toward the brink of insanity. They’re in the business of coercing grown adults to bolt off, then cornering them as they cower down onto all fours surrounded in darkness. The cherry on top comes whenever they urinate, as one middle-aged woman did when stunned by Clevlen the Hillbilly.
“She said, ‘I hope you’re happy. I peed myself,’” Wyatt says. “I thought, Yeah, I’m happy. You got your scare.”
Meet the men and women who feed off your innate fear of death.
Like father, like son Nathaniel Wyatt, Allen’s son, can predict how guests will react to being jumped by his persona, Clem the Hillbilly. He uses that
know-how to his advantage, even pushing the haunt beyond the walls of Hangman’s.
“I’ve chased people into the parking lot and jumped into the back of their truck. A couple of times, people have driven off, so I’ve had to jump out real quick,” Nathaniel says.
The horrific honky-tonk duo started at Hangman’s around the same time, inspired by the charity work. They’d both realize over the years just how it is “scaring the absolute shit” out of people.
It’s led them to theorize why exactly people pay to be traumatized. The Wyatts believe the niche entertainment provides an escape not easily found elsewhere; you won’t find this kind of spooks in
This family feeds on fear and cracks beers to reminisce over how many preys of the night they pushed toward the brink of insanity.
horror video games or movies. Something about hovering inches away from a stranger’s face, for Nathaniel, forges a different kind of experience.
“It’s a brotherhood,” Nathaniel says. “It really is. It becomes like a second family to you. You’ll hang around and have a few beers. It just becomes its own thing in and out of the costume.”
Why so serious?
Good luck trying to distinguish William Wilkerson’s true personality from his act, Bi-Po the Clown. Maniacal laughs and demented smiles interject themselves into Wilkerson’s regular conversation.
Like the Wyatts, Wilkerson often uses the word “family” to illustrate the bond between him and his fellow hysterical peers. Each night, everybody goes through the same line for part assignments, the same line for makeup application, and see the same drama among their co-haunters.
“We’re like brothers and sisters. We have fights just like brothers and sisters. People come and go in arguments, then come back,” Wilkerson says. “We have quite a few veteran actors that have been doing this for 30-some-odd years. And they still come back.”
Bi-Po the Clown was in full costume whenever he was buckled and on his way to Overton Park off Hulen Street to chat with Fort Worth Magazine . Actors aren’t typically allowed to be in costume outside of Hangman’s, so he couldn’t re -
sist imparting unnerving grins at fellow, ogling motorists.
“For the longest time, I’ve just thoroughly enjoyed startling and scaring the crap out of people,” Wilkerson says. “It gives you an instant feel of power for a short amount of time.
“I couldn’t help myself driving over here. People were looking at me, and I was laughing my ass off on the way here.”
Caught in a not-so-bad romance
Megan Geiger has been assaulted a number of times the past three years at Hangman’s. Performing as Jingles the Clown, some guests have gotten too close and personal with her. Security has been called more than once, and she’s even suffered a concussion mid-show before.
Hangman’s still holds a special spot in Geiger’s heart.
Geiger is well-respected among the clown sect at Hangman’s, vaunted as a tightknit sub-community within the haunted house and only bested by the elite-class chainsaw wielders. It’s come from passing trial and tribulation, both from her unexpected guest altercations and from being sized up by fellow jesters — clown culture only accepts the best.
“You have to be asked by the head honchos,” Geiger says. “They test you. If I didn’t do what they wanted, I wasn’t able to stay.”
In turn, Geiger eventually asked Duncan Lowrey to join the monster mash. He plays a gentleman with half of his face incinerated. And soon, he’ll play husband whenever the two are married and wed by a fellow Hangman’s actor in June of 2020.
“Hangman’s has been an important part of my life, with everything I’ve gone through as a kid growing up and on to becoming a woman,” Geiger says. “I started bringing him up with me. And now we’re getting married.”
Horror actors have feelings, too. Clowns Bi-Po and Jingles blushed as they doted over each other’s brand of performance. They’re prideful at rising through the horrific ranks in the nearly 20 years between the two. In a way, they also offer a sort of perverse therapy for patrons.
“We’ve probably helped a lot of people with phobias,” Wilkerson says. “It’s like
swimming. At first, you don’t want it. You’re scared of it. But once you’ve been in the water long enough, it becomes fine. A tolerance is built.”
For Geiger, the door to haunted house acting is wide open, and she encourages those to explore the grittier side of human nature.
“I think anyone could act in a haunted house,” Geiger says. “There’re so many
different characters you could play. Something scary, something funny, to a victim … anything. You try to become something else to a complete stranger.”
Horror actors come from all walks of life. Among these six are a father-and-son duo, married couple to-be, and gentlemen who just enjoy making folks freak out.
Coloring Fort Worth
New York-based contemporary artist to paint latest Fort Worth mural following solo exhibition.
BY SADIE BROWN
Through mid-October, the main gallery of Fort Works Art will be splashed with the bright and chaotic painted ramblings of a mad man. Or so it seems at first glance.
Artist Eric Inkala’s solo show, “Picking Up the Pieces,” features deceptively organized and exact large-scale acrylic paintings saturated with color, patterns, and cartoons that depict his journey through grief, catharsis, and ultimately growth.
Inkala’s particular brand of vibrant, emotional work paired with his precise technique and professionalism is why Fort Works Art owner Lauren Childs is excited to partner with him on an upcoming mural project.
“When it comes to his paintings and his murals — the control of his brush — he is masterful with the brush,” Childs says.
The gallery team and Inkala himself carefully guard the secret of its location, but Childs teased interest, confirming the mural would be on Magnolia Avenue and it would be “directly influenced by the architecture” of the building.
Originally from Minneapolis, Inkala seems reserved. His light green eyes are expressive, and his smile exposes a small gap in his otherwise straight teeth. Shorts and a short-sleeved button-down show off tattoos on his arms and legs: a dragon and a skull wearing a top hat. He usually wears a flat-brimmed cap and looks like he may have shaved five days ago.
His relationship with Fort Works Art began several years ago when he filled a spot in the all-male “9 grams” contemporary exhibition after an artist backed out in the final days before the show. Since then, Childs and Brooklynbased Inkala have maintained a close relationship. Childs showed his work in another group exhibition in 2017.
Through it all, Inkala suffered through the loss of a close friend in a tragic accident.
“It was a very intense time in my life,” Inkala says. “I was all over the place. Nothing made sense.”
He became disillusioned with art. He describes forcing himself to create work while wondering if it was all pointless.
“That’s the tragedy, when someone
has devoted their entire life to this, and they still aren’t getting any results,” Childs says about Inkala’s frustration with the art business.
Inkala’s newest body of work is representational of processing pain, memorializing the love for his friend, and finding himself again as an artist. “Picking Up the Pieces” is an evolution of artistic approach with a softened, expanded color palette, a more sophisticated use of negative space, and a journey away from the square canvas, where Inkala previously confined his work.
“This is the first exhibition where he is enjoying what is coming out of that [loss],” says gallery manager Sarah Colby.
In fact, this exhibition was created specifically with the Fort Works Art gallery space in mind. A large cutout work mounted on wood is suspended from a metal frame at the gallery’s entrance, allowing visitors to see past the painting to the rest of Inkala’s art and the people looking at it.
The artistic progressions that came out of the process were coupled with significant personal progressions too. Inkala admits it is still difficult to open up about his loss but says painting through his emotions is helping him heal.
“It made me more vulnerable and made me able to access more emotions in my work,” he says.
Inkala plans to carry over some of the composition, style, and characters of “Picking Up the Pieces” to his work on the upcoming mural that is set to start in October. Although planning is already underway, the design for the project is in flux as both Childs and Inkala say there may be plans to increase the size of the mural.
One of the leaders of Funkytown’s contemporary art movement, Childs says bringing in a visiting artist on a mural project strategically helps elevate local artists. Inkala just hopes he can bring a bit of his own color to the streets of Fort Worth.
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The rugged outdoorsperson can always use a little pampering to take his or her hunting trip to the next level. Here are eight places that require both guns and bath salts.
BY KYLE WHITECOTTON
Asuccessful hunting trip requires far more than bagging a 14-point buck — epic scenery, camaraderie, great food, and good friends all play a role. For a truly exceptional hunting experience, though, it’s often nice to add a little luxury to the mix. If you agree, then check out this collection of hunting outfitters that make your comfort their first priority.
Three Forks Ranch
Colorado
Northwest Colorado is home to one of
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Eldorado Texas
For entertaining clients and friends with a Texas dove hunt, there’s no place better than the small town of Uvalde and the headquarters of Eldorado. Originally built in 1969 as a hay barn, Eldorado’s Uvalde hunting lodge is a mix of modern and rustic. Eldorado offers dove hunting packages for up to 25 shooters that include hunting fees, food, lodging, and bird cleaning services. Best of all, most of the hunting happens within 50 yards of the lodge. Eldorado also offers whitetail deer, Rio Grande turkey, and exotic hunts
on and around its properties, but it also provides all-inclusive hunts in Argentina, South Africa, and around the world.
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Louisiana
For world-class waterfowl hunting, look no further than the stunning banks of Larto Lake and the old Louisiana Delta Plantation. Here, tucked amid a forest of red oaks and cypress trees, Honey Brake Lodge offers 65 duck blinds and nearly 20,000 acres of agricultural fields and thriving wetlands to explore. Hunt all morning with the help of an expert guide and your very own gun dog and then spend the afternoon on a guided hog hunt or personalized fishing trip. Gourmet meals are served in the Honey Brake’s handsome 13,500-square-foot main lodge, while evenings are spent relaxing around the boardwalks and lakeside fire pit.
Wynfield Plantation
Georgia
South Georgia’s legendary Southern charm and hospitality meet a truly remarkable quail hunting experience at the Orvis endorsed Wynfield Plantation. After gathering at the picturesque main lodge each morning, you’ll load up in fully equipped Jeeps, join your veteran guide and expert bird dogs, and head out through 2,000 acres of native grass fields marked with brambles, shrubs, and woody draws for a classic hunting experience. After the hunt, you can head over to the private sporting clays course and trap range or cast a line in the plantation’s 5-acre pond. Finally, close out the day with the chef’s famous quail dinner and a glass of aged whiskey before heading off to your private cabin.
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Maine
Whether you prefer wingshooting wild ruffed grouse and woodcock or hunting big game trophies like black bear and moose, Libby Sporting Camps in the vast North Maine Woods region has what you
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Flying B Ranch
Idaho
The vast unspoiled backcountry surrounding Kamiah, Idaho, is some of the best big game hunting habitat in North America, and Flying B Ranch sits right in the middle of it all. With access to over 740,000 acres of Clearwater National Forest and Selway Wilderness areas, you’ll pit your hunting ability against black bear, elk, and even mountain lion. Set out on a September bowhunt for mule deer or enjoy the “Spring Slam,” pairing a
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Texas
Just a few miles east of Decatur, 9 Bar Ranch is not only close to home but it’s a 12,000-acre spread of picturesque North Texas scenery offering a long list of hunting opportunities. In addition to all-inclusive whitetail deer hunts and two-day hog hunts, 9 Bar Ranch offers exotic hunts like aoudad sheep, which are indigenous to North Africa; trophy red stag, ranked the world’s fourth largest deer species; and the beautiful fallow deer, which are found in five different colors. In addition to other exotics like sika deer, blackbuck antelope, and scimitar-horned oryx, guests of this 100-yearold ranch will enjoy homemade meals and spacious accommodations.
Caryonah Hunting Lodge Tennessee
While boar hunting and luxury accommodations don’t often share space in the same sentence — much less a single weekend getaway — Caryonah has managed to pair the two rivals with impressive effect. This family-owned hunting lodge spans 2,000 acres of secluded countryside in the Cumberland Mountains of east Tennessee and offers 24-hour service at its 5,400-foot paved airport. Lodging options include a 3,600-squarefoot luxury hemlock cabin packed with lavish furnishings, a collection of Native American artifacts, and an antique gun collection on display. After bagging your trophy wild boar with the help of your private guide, stay on a little longer and hunt baribroussa, Corsican and black Hawaiian rams.
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HAPPY BAGGETT
The Exit Interview
BY SCOTT NISHIMURA | PHOTOS BY OLAF GROWALD
The man who brought major development to the starved Southeast Fort Worth for the first time in decades is dying of cancer. But that hasn’t stopped Hap Baggett from living out his days in the embrace of friends and family, raising millions for early childhood education, and representing that name.
Most days this spring and summer, after he told friends and family over Facebook in early June that he was dying of colon and liver cancer, had been given six months to live, and declined treatment, you’ve still been able to predictably find Hap Baggett at his usual 4:30 p.m. watering hole: a reserved table in the bar at the GRACE restaurant downtown, where he’s an investor.
Baggett’s had to swap his scotch for gin and tonic because he says the scotch tastes like metal shavings. And unlike recent years, when happy hour has often led to dinner with a gaggle of friends, Baggett hasn’t been able to eat a real meal since June. But that hasn’t stopped him from those “dinners”; he slams down protein shakes at home beforehand and nurses a gin or two the rest of the evening.
Baggett’s not exiting quietly: He’s packed his schedule with coffees, lunches, dinners, and road trips to favorite old spots, like a high school reunion organized for him by friends in his hometown of Odessa. He’s consulted with city and economic development leaders and anybody else who wants to talk about his vision for Southeast Fort Worth, where Baggett led a group of partners in establishing the mixed-use Renaissance Square, the first major development in decades in Southeast Fort Worth. It’s created a landing pad for a Walmartanchored shopping center; market-rate and affordable-rent apartments; Uplift charter school; YMCA branch; Cook Children’s clinic; and headquarters campus for ACH Child and Family Services, which runs critical foster and family support programs.
And Baggett’s trying to raise $1 million by an Oct. 16 luncheon — or when he dies, whichever is first — for Child Care Associates, a nonprofit that runs early child care programs for kids who are at risk of being left behind. “I have had a fabulous life,” Baggett, who also packed in time this summer with his twin 47-yearold children and four grandchildren and planning his funeral at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, told well-wishers in his Facebook post. “I’m doing great. I’ll be spending what time I have left continuing to be the same Hap Baggett that I’ve always been. I love you all and want to share the joy, happiness, and laughter that has been my last 67 years!” Baggett carved out a few hours on a Monday afternoon in early August for an interview with Fort Worth Magazine over cocktails at the Little Red Wasp downtown. Baggett, as usual, spared no words for a few of his favorite targets, like regulators. This transcript has been edited for brevity.
FW: What were you up to this weekend?
Happy: Okay, wow. This weekend, three days in Columbus for a wedding. This kind of starts what I call my holy month between now and Aug. 31. After Aug. 31, I’ve not basically booked anything. I’ve probably lost about, I calculate, about a third of my strength. I’m pacing myself for next month, and it’s my weekends away to places that hold really good memories for me. Tonight, I have dinner with the owners of Cat City Grill. Tomorrow morning, I’m speaking to 17 people [at the city]. And then right after that, I’m putting on the superhero cape for CASA Fort Worth. They do a 5K run every year; they invite different people to put on the hero cape. I’ve got a group of friends coming to take me out Tuesday night, and Wednesday morning, I’m up doing personal business, but then I’m getting ready for dinner that’s being thrown by friends at Capital Grille. About 40 people, and Mayor Price is coming. [At the dinner, Price presented Baggett with a City Council resolution declaring his birthday this December as Happy Baggett Day in
Fort Worth.] And before that, during the day, I’ll be working with Child Care Associates on the fundraiser. Thursday, I have two luncheons and one dinner. Friday morning, I’m up and headed for the BryanCollege Station. Pick up my dear friend there, and we’re going to go spend three days in San Saba. She was raised there, and she’s going to show me things that I don’t know about San Saba.
FW: What’s the fundraising goal for Child Care Associates?
Happy: The fund, the Happy Baggett Early Childhood Fund, is $12 million. Me personally, I’m hoping I can raise a million dollars. I’m on the phone pretty much every day, going, “Okay, brother, this is for the babies.”
FW: Besides lack of energy, how do you feel physically?
Happy: I get up, I get dressed. My big deal is my mental, and my doctors will go, “Okay, Hap, how are you doing all the things that you do?” And they go, “Wait, wait, wait. We know you. It’s your spirit.” The Downtown Fort Worth Rotary invited me to be their guest speaker Sept. 13. I’m very excited about that. They want me to spend the first 10 minutes talking about the Early Childhood Learning Center that’s being built. And the last 15 minutes, they want me to talk about how do you create a legacy? We’ll talk
about my early history in Odessa, Texas. Great parents. Dad was in the Army, and when I got put into the elementary school, my first class, I was in the poorest part of town. So that’s why I feel for my babies. But the old families in Odessa committed to our kids getting a great education. From Day One, I had the most fabulous education.
FW: So, you worked out in the oil fields?
Happy: I did. I started mowing lawns at eight, and my dad came out of the Army and worked for BJ Hughes for 38 years. They hired four of the employees’ boys during summer to work three months to make $1.75 an hour. Everybody wanted that job. So, at 14, I interviewed. By my 15th birthday the next year, they hired me again, and I was in charge of the entire staff of young guys. Because my daddy said, “You go to work, son, and you make a good hand.” I worked six days a week before and after school. That’s what you did. That’s how I got my car. That’s how I afforded my dates.
FW: Tell me the story about your given name.
Happy: My real name is Howard Dwayne. I’m the fourth generation to get a Howard name. If you look back in Old English, one of the translations is “shining spirit.” I had not cried for two days, and my grandma said, “That’s a happy baby.” So, I’ve been called Happy ever since. I had it legally changed in 1987.
FW: But wait, there’s more.
Happy: So then, Baggett, the last name. The root word is Bacchus, God of wine. Well, Bacchus, we all know him: pot belly, curly hair, cloven hooves, wine, surrounded by beautiful women. So, Howard Baggett turned into happy, short, fat, hairy, cloven hoofs, wine, and surrounded by beautiful women.
FW: Coming out of high school, what were your options?
Happy: I was the oldest in my generation, so I didn’t have anybody older than me to look up to. During high school, I sang with the Gatlin Brothers. We had a group and sang with them in church. Our choir program was like an all-state football team for 20 years, every year. All my counselors looked at me and said, “You’ll be a great preacher or teacher.”
FW: Did you go to college?
Happy: One semester. I had to wear a gold and black Odessa College beanie on my head for the first six weeks because
I was a freshman. I go, “This isn’t for me.” Then in ’73, the oil embargo hit. All of a sudden, everybody’s moving to Odessa and Midland because of the oil explosion. My fatherin-law, Rudy Jones, my mentor and the man who taught me everything I know for the real estate business, said, “Would you like to go to work for me?” He taught me the business from the ground up. I spent the first year learning all the things that you do. He said, “Your second year, I’m going to teach you how to bid everything we do.” And then into landscape. My father-in-law saw in me that I was always, “Hey, let’s talk about new product.” So, he sent me around the states looking at new product in the late ’70s. Like zero-lot-line homes. Townhomes. We did great properties. I learned everything from Rudy Jones, who is dying of Alzheimer’s right now.
FW: How’d you get into land?
Happy: About ’81, I’m watching Dallas, and I’m seeing DFW Airport under construction and reading the stories about all the land guys who went out and bought the big tracts and sold them to the
airport. And I’m going, “Okay. I’m not building anymore buildings. I’m going to go do land.” I moved there not knowing anybody except Ebby Halliday. I was on a couple of boards; we knew each other. So, I called her, I said, “Ebby, I’m here in town.” I officed with Ebby for about two months. The long story of this, when we moved into Highland Park, my wife was in the Odessa Junior League. We transferred into Highland Park. I find out that my old dentist from when I was a kid, Dr. Moody, was a dentist there. So, I called him up, and he said, “Well, where are y’all going to church?” So, we go to the First Presbyterian Church in Highland Park, and he said, “Okay, there’s a class you need to go here.” Jim Smith had a big Sunday school class of about 600 every Sunday, and it was young professional people, middle age professional people, movers and shakers. Dr. Moody introduced us to Jim, and goes, “Now these kids sing.”
FW: So, your turn in land goes through the church choir?
Happy: At that time, I’d done over 20 musical productions in MidlandOdessa. So, Jim said, “Y’all want to sing? Okay I’m putting you down for [Sunday School] two weeks now.” Deb and I, we get up there and do a duet. Sunday school’s over, and we get mobbed. And they go, “Okay, two weeks from now, we have each
year what is called the Follies for the Highland Park Junior League, and we raised $2 million in one night.” This is 1983. We audition. We get a call from the director. He goes, “I got a problem.” We go, “Oh God, we’ve only been in Highland Park four weeks, we’re causing problems.” He says, “Okay, Deb. You got the female lead. Hap, you got the male lead, and both your kids made the show. How do I explain this?” I go, “I’ve done this every year for 19 years.” So, during one of the rehearsals, I’m getting dressed with Clyde Jackson, the up-andcoming developer [who was in the show]. Clyde looks over at me. I got my pants halfway up; his are halfway, he goes, “I want you to go to work for me.” I go, “What do you do?”
FW: What do you do?
Happy: We have breakfast at the Westin Galleria. He goes, “Well, why don’t you go to work for me at Plaza of the Americas, the third tower.” So, I call my wife, said, “Okay. I’ve just been offered a fabulous job, but it’s exactly what I came here to get away from. Building buildings.” I take the job. For two years I was there, I got
HAPPY’S KIDS: CHILD CARE ASSOCIATES
what:
Happy Baggett Early Childhood Development Fund
the ask:
$12 million over several years to improve Child Care Associates’ 23 early childhood education campuses in Fort Worth and Tarrant County and build new ones. Baggett has set a personal goal of raising $1 million by an Oct. 16 Early Childhood Investor luncheon at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel.
what cca does:
Early education through Head Start and Early Head Start programs. CCA centers serve about 17,000 children per year.
why it’s important: Influence of family in a child’s
development is critical. CCA programs play a key role in helping families who struggle with poverty and parenting. Such programs are expected to play an even bigger role as the community ramps up its focus on early childhood intervention to improve kids’ ability to perform well in school.
early childhood investor 2019 luncheon:
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Omni Fort Worth Hotel. Tickets: $175. Tables: $1,250 per table. Sponsorships available, Rattana Mao, director of development, CCA, rattana.mao@childcareassociates.org. Event chairs: County Judge Glen Whitley, honorary chair; Happy Baggett, chair
to give: childcareassociates.org/luncheon
major play. The next year, I bought half the town of Roanoke, next door.
FW: Did you have equity in these deals, or are you fronting other people?
to meet everybody in the real estate business in Dallas, Texas, on a level of this Hap Baggett, he now works for Clyde and Toddie [Wynne, legendary co-developer of Plaza of the Americas].
FW: How’d you end up in Fort Worth?
Happy: David Craig of Craig Properties hired me to be the president of land development. We sold $400 million in land the first year. In ’86, the collapse hit, so I decided I’m going to go out on my own. I get a call from Jeff Beck, who’s a big developer in Dallas who’d I’d sold land to. He said, “Hap, I’m a contrarian. I’m ready to start buying land. Go find me a deal.”
The first deal I find is Trophy Club, which has been in bankruptcy for six years with the RTC and the FDIC motherf----s. God damn, I lose my Christianity. I went to Jeff, I said, “Hey, there’s 1,000 acres of undeveloped land surrounded by golf course. It’s got water and sewer.”
I buy 60% of the entire town for Jeff. We paid $10 million. Two weeks after I buy it, Perot announces that he bought the Circle T Ranch across the street. So that started my relationship up in North Fort Worth with the big
Happy: OPM. All my partners put up all the cash.
FW: You got paid for fronting these deals and doing the assemblages.
Happy: I do the assemblage and pay all the money to put the deal together. I get reimbursed on that. If I need two partners, when I did Roanoke, I had 16 partners, all oil and gas guys. The five years we’ve actually had to hold Renaissance Square chewed up all my profits. Six or 7, 10 percent preferred return [to investors], five years, your money’s gone, because you’ve got to pay all your partners. Every day I don’t sell something, my percentage gets smaller and smaller. That’s why my partners have never lost money with me.
FW: Tell me how the Masonic Home — future site of Renaissance Square — came on your radar screen?
Happy: I had been looking at it about 12 years ago when the Masons first put it up. Some big group won the RFP. They fell off. Then [developer] Michael Mallick and Mayor Moncrief came to me. The
mayor said, “I want you to buy a deal, Southeast Fort Worth.” I said, “Yes, sir.” Michael had explained the deal to me, and he had it under contract, so I came in and closed on 187 of the 207, which would give the other acres to ACH for their headquarters there. I called my partners. I said, “I need $16 million. I want to close within the next 90 to 120 days.” I had no zoning, other than A5, which is big lots. I had no incentives. I would have to replace all the water and sewer and drainage around the entire site, not counting getting on our property, for about $12 million.
FW: You built a great relationship with the neighborhoods.
Happy: In the first three years, I had 671 private and group meetings with the associations because they’re distrustful. I went through the whole process. We’re going to build off Michael’s plan [to bring in] ACH. I said, “The first thing I’m going to do is I’m going to build Class A national tenant retail before I ask you for any zoning on anything else.” We built the retail. We have 1,000 jobs here. We’ve got the largest YMCA in Tarrant County. We brought
in Cook Children’s. I have a 2,000-student, 11-acre charter school. We’re master planning, landscaping, 10-foot sidewalks, sight lines so that you can walk and be safe, connector roads. We built that around a Purpose Built Communities philosophy.
Shirley Franklin, the mayor of Atlanta for two terms, is the CEO for Purpose Built, and they introduced us to Columbia Residential, the finest developers [and developers of Renaissance’s residential piece]. I have affordable housing, and I have market-rate housing.
FW: Let’s talk about the flap over the McDonald YMCA. Do you remember telling me, “They can kiss my ass goodbye?” How did the city rehabilitate itself with you after that?
[Baggett, in recruiting the Y to Renaissance, engineered a deal to sell the nearby McDonald branch to an apartment developer. The Y would use the sale proceeds to buy a discounted lot in Renaissance. Even though Baggett lined up all but one neighborhood leader in support of his plan, it was derailed in 2012 at the City Council when a neighboring church pastor protested and packed the chamber with protestors who neighborhood leaders later said didn’t live in Southeast Fort Worth. Baggett, denied
FW: How’s Renaissance retail doing today?
a chance to speak because there was no record he’d signed up, threatened to pull his investors out of the city afterwards. The McDonald site is still for sale.]
Happy: Other than the bishop, I’ve never had a single person out of neighborhoods vote against me at anything that came through the council. Never had a single person send a letter. Never had a single person voice anything to me, other than 100% support for 12 years on everything I’ve asked for.
FW: How did the city rehabilitate itself with you?
Happy: I had council members call me, going, “I’m sorry. We’re sorry.” They were in all the meetings where we were putting stuff for Renaissance together, and we were building. They saw what was going on.
FW: What did Walmart need to know to get sold on Renaissance?
Happy: I already had it all done. Here it is. Here’s the master plan [for the 67 acres of retail]. Here’s the incentives I have. Everything I design, I design around your business.
Happy: We’ve had 20% increases in sales every year for five years. We had 15,000 cars a day when we bought Renaissance. We have 45,000 cars a day. What’s built is 100% leased. We have one tenant that’s not in there, but that was a corporate decision where they went out all over the country.
FW: How about T&P Warehouse downtown? You’ve never spoken about it publicly, but you did have an offer into the owner to buy it. Can you talk about that?
Happy: That’s a crazy woman. She’s not going to do anything, I think, until she passes away, and her son can sell it, if she doesn’t restrict him. We dropped that three years ago. There’s no reason. It’s a waste of my time. When you go and offer somebody 60% more for the property, a million nonrefundable Day One, I close in 30 days, and they don’t take it? That’s a crazy person.
FW: What about transit? What have you learned from serving on the Transit Alliance board?
Happy: I always laugh about transit. What blows me away [are] the costs. Do you know how many roads I can build with that? We’re going to get people off the road. Kiss my butt. Why do you think people are going
to buy cars, drive cars? Because it’s easier.
FW: Is there anything about the transit plan you think is worthwhile?
Happy: If you can get my workers, people that work and they need that transportation to get to work, that’s the first thing I want to see.
FW: What would you change about the City of Fort Worth and the way it interacts with developing and developers?
Happy: Every city [has a bad reputation]. You know why? This is not a dig on anybody. It’s all ran by bureaucracies. What used to take me six months now takes me two years.
FW: So, you’re 67. Happy: I’ll be 68 on December 27th. My goal is to make it to November 1st. I really don’t want to be here during the holidays. I can feel it inside. I’m just trying to be me. I want to die being me. I don’t want to learn something different. That’s where I’m going next; I’m going to take my [protein] meal and go out tonight and have dinner with friends.
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HOME HIGHLIGHTS
13708 NOUVELLE CIR. ALEDO, TX 76008
4 beds
4.5 baths
5,928 sq ft
0.53 acre lot
$1,585,000
2019 Dream Home: Walsh
A custom luxury hacienda arises on a private bluff in west Fort Worth’s Walsh master-planned community. Love sunsets? You’ll never miss one here.
WORDS BY SCOTT NISHIMURA AND BRIAN KENDALL PHOTOS BY OLAF GROWALD
If You Go:
What: The Dream Home will be open for tours to benefit a Wish with Wings.
Where: 13708 Nouvelle Circle, Fort Worth. From Fort Worth, drive Interstate 30 west to Walsh Ranch Parkway. Go north to Cline Ridge Road, turn left (west) on Cline Ridge. Go to Nouvelle Circle, turn right. The Dream Home is on your left. Tour tickets and times: You can purchase your tour tickets at fwtx.com.
Cost: $20
Afew things about our 2019 Dream Home, a contemporary hacienda built by Sean Knight Custom Homes on a westerly bluff in Parker County’s massive Walsh development: You won’t miss a sunset here, no matter whether you’re lounging in the home’s wideopen living spaces, grilling steaks on the covered patio, or draining a cold beer by the pool. You’ll be the first to see the power of a storm rumbling in from West Texas. And the high perch and large lot with no next-door neighbors mean your view won’t be blocked.
“I think it’s the best lot in here, because you don’t have anybody on either side of you, it’s elevated, you can see downtown Fort Worth, and you can see all the way back to the west,” Knight says. Says Debbie Hundley of The Design Center in Weatherford, which selected the finishes, furnishings, and accessories in the Dream Home: “This lot has the best view in all of Walsh.”
The 5,928-square-foot, four-bedroom, 4 1/2-bath home at 13708 Nouvelle Circle is the latest in a yearslong series by the magazine, in which we team with builders and vendors to show off the latest in luxury home design and construction. It’s listed for sale by John Zimmerman of Compass at $1.585 million. The home will be open for tours Sept. 28 — Oct. 20 to benefit a Wish with Wings, the magazine’s charity. Visitors can purchase tickets at fwtx.com.
The home is also the first to be completed in the Cline Park custom section of Walsh, the master-planned community taking shape on the former 7,200-acre Walsh Ranch. Walsh’s lifestylerich community includes an athletic club, lap and resort pools, neighborhood market and gas station, maker space, miles of hike and bike trails, parks, and recreational lagoon.
The home’s design, like much of Fort Worth’s luxury construction market, is significantly informed by influences of transitional design, with open living spaces that connect to the outdoors, and big fenestration that lets light spill through. The hacienda flair is evident in the Dream Home’s numerous arches and barrel vaults, stucco exterior, and Spanish tile roof. Hand-scraped wooden floors, and staircase, connect the home’s spaces. Its rich, stained pine decorative beams are a harkening. “This is a cleaner look,” Knight says. “The beams are your accent, the wood floors.”
To complement the Dream Home’s neutral color palette and dark wood accents, Hundley and Tammy McBee, owner of The Design Center, use color, metals, woods, stone, and fabric to set up contrasts and differing textures. Hundley and McBee also use a lot of clean, straight lines to create contrasts to the home’s round shapes. “We wanted to give it more of an updated edge,” Hundley says. “We wanted to bring the color in from Spanish houses, and we wanted the colors to pop.”
Interior:
VENDOR SPOTLIGHT
Builder: Sean Knight Custom Homes 109 S. Ranch House Road, Ste. 107, Aledo 76008. 817.560.0828 seanknightcustomhomes.com
dining room
The dining room, which is just to the left of the foyer when one enters the home, has a large piece of art hanging on the west wall that serves as its centerpiece. The art, in a subdued Jackson Pollock-like fashion, includes turquoise and dark blue tones with a smattering of metallic gold — colors that complement those of the large rug. Again, keeping the majority of the room light — chairs, console, rug, etc. — makes the dark-wood beams, flooring, and table pop. The stain on the table is a near match of the hardwood flooring, and the stalactite-like crystal chandelier keeps with the designer’s geological theme. Adjacent to the dining room is the wine pantry and refrigerator, which has an impressive amount of cabinetry and space for bottles.
The Dream Home’s study sits just inside the entryway. Stained beams and doorway casings, a built-in credenza, and dual bookcases stained in gray and blue accent the room. Hundley and McBee added a wooden desk from Uttermost with grays, whites, and golds; gray chairs; and custom art pieces with teal highlights. “It’s a different texture, compared to the floor and beams,” Hundley says. The room has a pair of pocket doors that provide privacy.
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materials:
keeping room
A room that extends just beyond the foyer and segues into the kitchen, keeping rooms, once a more prevalent design element during colonial times, are secondary living rooms that provide another area for residents and guests to sit and converse. This keeping room includes four pottery-blue leather chairs and a coffee table made from petrified wood. The room also continues the metallic-meets-natural-elements theme with an acid-washed rug that looks sprinkled with pyrite, which juxtaposes the wornwood console in the small nook.
The goal was to keep the kitchen bright and airy, which would allow the dark cabinetry; beams; and black, matte fixtures to pop. The Delta tile — a light gray and white diamond-pattern — serves as both the backsplash and filler between countertop and cabinet. Easy on the eyes, the tile complements the light granite countertops and colossal white cabinets. The kitchen also features a large hidden refrigerator, which has a cabinetlike façade. While many modern designs have the kitchen open to the living room, this kitchen is, instead, closed off from the main living area and opens only to the adjacent keeping room.
VENDOR SPOTLIGHT
Our Dream Home’s Plenty Smart, Too
BY SCOTT NISHIMURA
The Dream Home has Crestron’s Pyng smart home system, installed by Dominion Design and Integration. The Dream Home’s new owner, using the control panel inside the home or mobile app on his or her phone, will be able to control lighting, air conditioning, music, and security with ease — and remotely. Additionally, the Dream Home’s Dacor kitchen appliance package — refrigerator/ freezer, range, and dishwasher — has a host of smart applications that allow you to do everything from check what you’ve got inside the fridge if you’re away from home, to starting the range and dishwasher by remote.
The energy-saving features are part of a bigger package of energy-efficiency features in the Dream Home, including full foam encapsulation and high-efficiency air conditioning and heating, windows and doors.
The smart home system is easily controlled. “You’ll be able to do everything from your phone,” Sean Knight of Sean Knight Custom Homes, the Dream Home builder, says. On your way home? You can connect by mobile app and turn the cooling down. Want to turn all the lights in your new home off? Or dim them to, say, 50 or 75 percent of illumination? One button. You can pipe music into every room via hidden speakers. “Whoever buys this, they can come in and do anything they want,” Knight said.
living room
The A-framed living room balances traditional Spanish flare with natural elements, which includes a custom onyx coffee table that serves as the room’s centerpiece. Touches of navies, greens, and golds stand out in a room that, otherwise, is filled with light earth tones. A custom Casa Bonita console with a blue tint pairs perfectly with the Rizzy rug and pillows that sit atop the custom Massoud sofa. A large geode in the north corner and a Tibetan custom bench on the west wall round out the room with stunning earth elements.
master suite
The master suite, set off on one end of the first floor, provides one of the Dream Home’s defining features: a two-story rotunda that functions as a sitting area for a powder bath and frames the entry to the suite. Beautiful Brushworks finished the rotunda’s rounded, concave ceiling in a glittering faux finish with mica, and it added a metal and glass pendant that augments light that already comes through the rotunda’s windows. Hundley and McBee make liberal use of navy in their furnishings of the space with a leather-covered bench in the center of the rotunda floor and vases in the atrium niches.
The master bedroom offers the same westward orientation as the Dream Home, including a private door and big divided light, arched window into the backyard and pool deck. Hundley and McBee used a big, white fabric headboard that blends with the white walls but added contrasts in the furnishings, including a handcrafted wooden chest from India and two wooden nightstands from Uttermost, and bedding. Hundley and McBee added a 7-foot antiqued wood-frame mirror. As in other rooms in the house, “we used the mirrors to reflect light,” Hundley says. The master suite also includes a coffee bar with small refrigerator and a gigantic dressing room, both with the same leathered, granite countertops as in the bath.
The master bath provides another study in contrasts. Light spills into the bath through an arched picture window over the tub. It illuminates the double barrelvaulted ceilings and bounces off of the neutral-colored walls, leathered granite countertops, and glass-walled shower. Hundley and McBee added modern beveled mirrors and metal sconces, and large-sized tile on the floor, a contrast to the small oval-shaped tile floor they installed in the shower. Three simply designed metal pendants, a harkening to antique lanterns, further light the room. Hundley and McBee add color to the room — most notably, navy — in a pair of custom floral pieces that hang over the tub. The master bath features a pair of his-and-her vanities and a makeup vanity.
The football refrigerator with a metallic coat might be the first thing that grabs a visitor’s eye — a welcome sight for a game room. Made from airplane parts, the refrigerator goes hand in hand with the television console, which is also made from a combination of wood and metal. The metal meshes with the bar’s backsplash while the wood pairs well with the coffee table and throw pillows — which give a petrified wood appearance. These chaotic wood patterns are brilliantly juxtaposed by the geometric rug.
game loft
VENDOR SPOTLIGHT
Interior Department
Chatting with Dream Home Designers Tammy McBee and Debbie Hundley
BY SCOTT NISHIMURA
It was Tammy McBee’s dream to have a small place when she opened a store in downtown Weatherford selling knickknacks and furniture. Two decades later, McBee and a business partner have two stores, 30,000 square feet of retail space, and a design service.
The Western Heritage Furniture and The Design Center sit next to each other on Fort Worth Highway outside downtown Weatherford. While the company maintains a Western flavor, The Design Center service works all styles. The company sells its products but offers its design service for free.
McBee and designer Debbie Hundley — who came to work for the company six years ago, manages The Design Center, and directs interior jobs for both stores — finished the interiors for the 2019 Dream Home, a luxury contemporary hacienda built by Sean Knight Custom Homes in west Fort Worth’s Walsh development.
Why they like the Dream Home lot: DH: “This lot has the best views in all of Walsh. Upstairs, it’s got the most amazing views.”
Their vision for the Dream Home: DH: “We wanted to give it more of an updated edge. We wanted to bring the color in from Spanish houses, and we wanted the colors to pop. The colors just opened up the rooms.”
The company’s niche: TM: “We design for free; we decorate for free. The only thing we sell is the product.”
Creating contrasts, using shapes, color, materials and texture: DH: “We used different materials so there would be different texture. Anywhere we used a dark piece of furniture, we tried to offset it with the light. Every one of the onyx [furniture pieces] is custom.”
Moving into design from retail: TM: “We didn’t mean to do design. It just kind of happened. People just started to come in and ask, ‘Can you do this?’”
Strengths: DH: “We’ve done modern, we’ve done contemporary, we’ve done traditional urban. We do it all.”
“We
didn’t mean to do design. It just kind of happened. People just started to come in and ask, ‘Can you do this?’”
– Tammy McBee
The décor of the hall as one enters the upstairs accentuates the ceiling of the visible rotunda — the colors mirror that of the ceiling’s metallic sheen — and creates a natural flow. The first bedroom to the left, which is meant for a young girl, combines pink hues with a strong hunter green that perfectly contrasts the room’s softer tones. The focal point, and what lends the room its colors, is the large piece of art that sits next to the doorway — a flower-haired girl made from magazine cutouts. The room’s other art, three metallic eyelashes, textually juxtapose the bed’s green velvet headboard.
The other bedroom — the boy’s room — has a far more masculine color palette (navies and grays) and meshes wood with metal throughout. The room’s theme, transportation, is found throughout the space’s art — metallic Route 66 signs, pencil drawings of cars and motorcycles, road maps — and the heavy, metal pully lamp and boxes custom made by Scott Venton from an actual automobile, remain one of the room’s best features.
The guest suite, at the opposite end of the Dream Home from the master suite, doubles as a dressing area and bath for the pool, just a few feet through a side door. The designer’s plan for the bath: “Something soothing,” Hundley says. She and McBee accented the room in teal and light blues. “We used large tiles to open up the floors.” The bedroom is highlighted by a metal frame bed and pendant. “We used a more transitional bed, and the lighting is more transitional.”
Walsh: A New Community Rapidly Emerges on the Prairie
BY SCOTT NISHIMURA
Our 2019 Dream Home is the latest piece in the Walsh masterplanned community, a rapidly growing development on the sprawling 7,200-acre former Walsh Ranch in far west Fort Worth.
Sean Knight Custom Homes this summer completed the Dream Home at 13708 Nouvelle Circle, the first home in Walsh’s custom section to be completed. The home is listed at $1.585 million by Realtor John Zimmerman of Compass. Walsh — a partnership between Fort Worth’s Walsh family and development partner Republic Property Group of Dallas started in 2015 — has released about half of the 40 planned sites in its custom section.
More than 600 people now call Walsh home. The development has 527 lots in its first-phase production neighborhood, where homes start in the upper 200s and approach $1 million. Walsh has released the first 67 lots in its 553-lot, second-phase production neighborhood. Walsh is under development on its first 1,700 acres of the 7,200-acre ranch. At buildout, Walsh estimates it will be home to more than 15,000 families and nearly 50,000 residents.
Walsh continues to add amenities. Open: athletic club, pools, sport courts, maker space, workspace, Village Market and gasoline station, Aledo ISD’s Mary D. & F. Howard Walsh Elementary School, and hike and bike trails that wind through the neighborhoods. Cook Children’s is under construction on a clinic.
Walsh is adding more parks in its second production phase, whose Overlook Park is under construction with a playground and hillside slide and is expected to be complete in April.
“Overlook Park is going to be awesome,” Seth Carpenter, vice president of development, said. “We’ll start the landscaping at the end of this year. When you move in, you can go enjoy the parks. That’s a big deal for us, having the amenities ready Day One.”
Lake Park, being built around a lake that will be fed by Mary’s Creek and a second creek, also is under construction and scheduled to open in April. It’ll feature a sandy beach, playground, and turf beach, and it’ll be stocked with fish. Canoe rentals will be available. “A lot of thought has gone into using the natural habitat,” Carpenter said.
“When
you move in, you can go enjoy the parks. That’s a big deal for us, having the amenities ready Day One.”
– Seth Carpenter, Walsh
Maker space
Village market
Athletic club
outdoor living
The Dream Home’s hacienda flavor is in full gear on the covered poolside patio, with its multiple archways and stained beadboard ceiling and beams. The patio sets up for at least two, if not three, vignettes. The kitchen, including a three-burner Coyote range, refrigerator, sink and granite countertop, has room for four barstools across the bar. The gas log fireplace, with flat-panel mounted above, is perfectly suited for a seasonal conversation pit. In between, set up a patio and table and chairs for a perfect meal. The floor is done in gray slate. Hundley and McBee brought in a travertine patio table, with wood and metal chairs, and an onyx-topped coffee table in the conversation pit. The pool, built by Puryear Custom Pools, includes an infinity-edge spa with glass tile, tanning ledge and fountain, and accent gardens. Poolside, Hundley and McBee put in two chaises.
Pool: Puryear Custom Pools
2019 kitchens tour
WHEN: Oct. 19, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WHERE: Founders Park at Walsh
WHAT:
Some of Fort Worth’s best-loved chefs cook dishes for munching in 10 different kitchens across Walsh Ranch. Entry into the Fort Worth Magazine Dream Home is included in admission.
TICKETS: $35 per person
THE CAUSE:
All proceeds benefit a Wish with Wings, a nonprofit that grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. For more information, visit aww.org/events
THE 2019 KITCHENS TOUR
Let’s face it, these days, whether cooking, eating, covertly grabbing snacks out of the pantry, or using the space to stand and converse with guests, the kitchen has become the most popular room in the house. Gone are the days of one parent baking in a tight space; the new era of kitchendom makes the spot with food everyone’s favorite room. And, with modern design and open floor plans, the kitchen serves as a home’s linchpin — a focal point of any house and a space to show a flare for great design.
In conjunction with Fort Worth Magazine, Walsh, and a Wish with Wings, the Kitchens Tour, which exhibits local chefs in a variety of luxurious kitchens across Fort Worth, is back for its eighth year. The tour will take place Saturday, Oct. 19, in the burgeoning Walsh Ranch community in West Fort Worth. Guests will also receive entrance into the Fort Worth Magazine Dream Home, a 6,000-square-foot Spanish revival dwelling that sits atop one of Walsh’s highest bluffs. All proceeds will go toward supporting children.
The Kitchens
This year’s kitchens include an eclectic mix of stunning homes from builders such as David Weekley, Britton, MK Homes, and more. The designs are sure to inspire any homeowner with their blend of classical elements with a modern approach. Ten homes in total mean you should come hungry to enjoy exquisite cuisine from local chefs.
1. Britton Homes 13752 Parkline Way
2. David Weekley Homes 13713 Green Hook Road
3. Drees Custom Homes 2001 Roundtree Circle West
4. Highland Homes 13864 Parkline Way
5. Toll Brothers 13756 Parkline Way 6. Village Homes 13808 Walsh Ave.
7. MK Homes 1717 Grey Bark St.
8. Glendarroch Homes 1837 Quiet Oak Place
9. HGC Residential Development 14100 Cross Oaks Place
10. Sean Knight Custom Homes 13708 Nouvelle Circle (see page 54)
COST: $20 tour ticket (includes a 1-year subscription to Fort Worth Magazine)* *For each subscription, Fort Worth Magazine will donate $10 to a Wish with Wings
PURCHASE TICKETS: fwtx.com/dream-home-2019
FOCUS
DREAM HOME VENDORS
To create our 2019 Dream Home, we relied on the skill and expertise of the best in their field. From the builders and decorators to the landscapers and those who helped kick off touring, the combination of their efforts resulted in a home of the highest quality. Whether you are looking to update your house or begin building, those featured on the following pages can help make the dreams for your home become a reality. The information in this section is provided by the advertisers and has not been independently verified by Fort Worth Magazine.
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Aaron Iron Works, Inc. Stephen Stratton and Todd Brock
HISTORY: After 34 years serving the Metroplex and all parts of -
ish through the range of economies that they have faced in that time. A commitment to industry excellence, safety and quality has taken this company from a local supplier of homeowner driven products such as hand-forged driveway gates and railings to the increasingly demanding arena of commercial construction. This turn of events has grown us into not only a shop providing the decorative elements to complete a structure, but also a shop that erects the structure itself. WHAT SETS US APART: Our ability to design, engineer and create gives us the creative license to take and handle the full metal package on a new project from I-Beams to forged rails. This understanding of the metal aspect on any level gives Aaron the edge in information and
performance when considering your next project. And, we still value our local homeowner market! PICTURED: This hand-fabricated stair and railing system, designed by the project architects Architexas, involved the creation of hand formed I-Beams, a custom cast poured stair system and hand-forged railings. It is the centerpiece of the Grapevine Convention and Visitor Bureau’s new facility. The engineering, detail and craftsmanship of this project begs the question: “Why call anyone but Aaron Iron to handle our project?”
FOCUS: Daltile is the industry-leading brand of ceramic, porcelain, glass and metal tile, as well as natural stone, large-format slab, roofing tiles, and countertop products.
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: Daltile has won multiple awards in 2019, including “Best Ceramic Tile Manufacturer” for the 21st consecutive year in the annual “Award of Excellence” competition and “No. 1 in all Ceramic Tile categories” for the 19th consecutive year of the annual “Builder Brand Use Study.”
MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Tile Council of North America, American Society of Interior Designers, National Tile Contractors Association. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT:
broadest array of fashion-driven tile products in the industry, Daltile is dedicated to innovative product development and distinguished style, providing unmatched design, quality, availability, and customer service. AREAS SERVED: Daltile products are distributed through
over 250 Daltile company-owned sales service centers, stone slab yards, and gallery design centers that service a robust network of trade retailers nationwide. WHY CHOOSE THEM: Daltile has products for
shop for customers looking to purchase tile, natural stone, large-format
MOTTO: With products and styles for every budget, Daltile delivers the broadest array of tile with unmatched availability, helping customers bring any design imaginable to life. PICTURED: (left to right) Cathy Lovette, Jennifer Hipp and Angela Kelso.
CONTACT INFORMATION: daltile.com
FOCUS | DREAM HOME VENDORS
Durango Doors of DFW
CONCENTRATION: Durango Doors of DFW specializes in fenestration solutions (windows and doors). The trends of indoor/outdoor living and more contemporary architecture has spurred the use of bigger door panels that function as bi-fold and multi-slide panels that are basically moveable walls. We still sell a sig-
choice of the market. The minimum stiles and rails maximize glass size to provide a sleek open look. We
WHY CHOOSE THEM: We think of
where one can go and get a level of personalized ser-
made to order. Other products we sell include decoraDurango products meet the need of today’s architec-
see for yourself. PHILOSOPHY: We always strive to exceed our customers’ expectations through personsale. PICTURED:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
durangodoorsdfw@sbcglobal.net durangodoors.com
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Expressions Home Gallery Kitchen, Bath & Lighting Showroom
FOCUS: Our consultants assist with the selection of appliances, kitchen
MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Greater Fort Worth Builders Association, National Kitchen & Bath Association, American Society of Interior Designers, National Association of the Remodeling Industry, American WHY CHOOSE THEM: -
ize a new vision for your home and allow you to immerse yourself in our -
Jill Bolton, Caroline Freeman, Jennifer Gilmer, Allison Greenhaw, Amy
CONTACT INFORMATION:
FREE ADVICE: When the time comes to make your kitchen and bath selections, allow a day with your showroom consultant to go through the process and deter-
PICTURED:
Burns,
FOCUS | DREAM HOME VENDORS
Ferguson
Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery
SPECIALTY: Dreaming of a new kitchen or bath? No one helps homeowners bring their vision to life better than Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery. See, touch and compare top-selling lighting, appliances, and bath and kitchen products in our Fort Worth showroom. WHAT SETS US APART: Whether you’re renovating an outdated bathroom or designing your dream kitchen, Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery can help. Our state-of-the-art showroom is stocked with beautifully displayed products in a welcoming, hands-on environment. From lighting and appli-
project. Our passion for customer service is easy to see after just one visit
PICTURED: Cara Tayon, Lisa Womack, Kaitlin Smith, Amy Socha, Taylor Steely, and Missy West.
CONTACT INFORMATION: FergusonShowrooms.com
DREAM HOME VENDORS |
Fort Worth Lighting
FOCUS: Lighting, fans, and hardware. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Greater Fort Worth Builders Association, ASID, American Lighting Association. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Expanding our showroom to 10,000 square feet and
ents. WHY SHOULD CLIENTS CHOOSE THEM: selection of products in our showroom as well as a seasoned, trained WHAT IS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME:
well as waiting to the last minute to make the selections. FREE ADVICE:
FOCUS: Luxury custom home designing and planning. AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS: People’s Choice Award and Kaleidoscope of Homes. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: American Institute of Building Design (AIBD); Texas Institute of Building Design (TIBD); Society of Professional Building Designers (SPBD). GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Creating homes for fantastic families in the metroplex, many of whom we have designed for several times, and 19 years of growth and innovation in the home design industry are our greatest professional achievements. WHY CHOOSE THEM: We pride ourselves on treating our customers well. We understand what a big decision it is to build a new home and empathize with the uncertainty involved. We have created a process that helps our clients see how their house will look and feel, all while making the experience personal and memorable. MOTTO: Fall in love with the home before you live in the
home. BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: We feel it does more harm than good to rush though the design process. The entire team should take the time to ensure the design is well-thought-out to meet current and future needs. FREE ADVICE: Take your time, consider the options, and have fun. Building a home is supposed to be a wonderful experience. PICTURED: Dale Grandmaison, Mitchell Young, Chase Hackwell, Christian A. Crivellaro, Ryon Wilson, Cayla Mathison, Matthew Forster.
FOCUS: Integrity and Honesty. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: Top 10 in sales in the Fort Worth/Weatherford location with Carrier, Foam insulation experts; A+ rating with the BBB. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ AFFILIATIONS: Better Business Bureau, Carrier Preferred Dealer, Chamber of Commerce. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Being known for quality workmanship and great customer service. WHY CHOOSE THEM: Hobbs Heating & Air is known for honest and fair service. Our fully licensed and insured technicians bring quality care and prompt service into every project — whether your A/C or heater is needing to be maintained, repaired or replaced, we can do it. We provide a host of other services like duct cleaning and even ductwork installation. Whatever the HVAC service, we’ll provide MOTTO: Work BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: Oversizing the A/C. FREE ADVICE: Cheaper is not always best. PICTURED: Blake Hobbs.
FOCUS: MEMBERSHIPS: GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: We are theMOTTO: From our hearts to your FREE ADVICE:
BIGGEST
MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: PICTURED: CONTACT INFORMATION: KLZ Stone Supply Inc.
DREAM HOME VENDORS | FOCUS
Loveless Gutters
FOCUS: Taking what my father had created to the next level. AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS: St. Jude Children’s Dream Home. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: BBB; Fort Worth Business Association. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Being in business for over 30 years is our greatest professional achievement. WHY CHOOSE THEM: My father has been in this industry since the 1970s, and I have carried the legacy of knowledge, workmanship, and wisdom passed down to me from him. MOTTO: We take the time to do it right. BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME:
Not being involved. FREE ADVICE: The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten. PICTURED: Rene Brummett and James Loveless.
FOCUS: Building dream backyards with swimming pools, water features, outdoor kitchens, and outdoor living spaces. AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS: “Top 50 Pool Builder,” Pool & Spa News Magazine, multiple years; “Tops in Tarrant - Best in Industry” award, Society Life Magazine, 2019; “Best of Fort Worth” in Pool Service and Repair, Fort Worth Magazine, 2018. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: APSP (American Pool & Spa Professionals), Carecraft, BBB, and Zodiac Pool Systems (Jandy). GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Our greatest achievement is joining the ranks of the Top 50 Pool Builders. This honor is given to companies that are committed to their customers, employees, the community, and the industry itself. WHY CHOOSE THEM: As a family-owned and -operated company, we are “hands on” in the day-to-day operations of the company. If a customer wants to
speak with us, they can. MOTTO: We Don’t Pool Around. MISSION: Our mission is to let our customers know “You Deserve It!” BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A POOL: They do not do enough research into the companies they are hiring and choosing the cheapest bid rather than doing true comparisons of quotes. Pool down the road. PICTURED: Jason and Jennifer Satterwhite.
FOCUS: Our focus is installing several types of high-quality roofs — from composition, metal, TPO, and all types of tile roofs. AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS: The greatest reward we could receive as a com-
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Long considered a healthier alternative to cigarettes, vaping is now under the microscope following the recent hospitalization of a local teen.
BY COURTNEY DABNEY
“When Tryston first came in, I interviewed him,” Dr. Suzanne Whitworth, medical director of Infectious Diseases at Cook Children’s Hospital, says. “He was very distressed and having difficulty breathing. And, he continued to deteriorate over the next 48 hours without any plausible cause.
“He required more and more support, and we didn’t know the reason for it. This is not normal in a healthy teenager. We were all worried for him as we continued to explore every possible cause, but he just continued to get worse.”
AAlthough Tryston Zohfeld — with a head full of wavy locks and an athletic build — was seemingly the picture of perfect health, he was keeping a years-long secret from his parents that would turn out to be near fatal.
A 17-year-old graduate of Weatherford High School, who has a penchant for dirt bikes, Zohfeld woke up on the morning of July 26 with chills, vomiting, chest pain, shortness of breath, and a racing heart.
Assuming he had the flu, doctors treated him with a concoction of antibiotics and other medications, but his symptoms only got worse; within 24 hours, Zohfeld was checked into a hospital.
His initial X-rays revealed something that looked like pneumonia on both sides of his chest, but having already ruled out the infection, the specialists couldn’t figure out the cause.
“It’s really weird for an otherwise healthy kid to walk into a hospital and go into complete
respiratory failure.”
- Dr. Diane Arnaout, a pediatrician with Cook Health Network and Zohfeld’s regular doctor
Blood drawn, machines hooked up, and a mass of internal photographs taken, doctors ran every test imaginable. But as physicians thumbed through the index of possible causes — each one getting rarer and more obscure — every test returned nothing conclusive. And Zohfeld continued to deteriorate, his lungs failing.
“It’s really weird for an otherwise healthy kid to walk into a hospital and go into complete respiratory failure,” Dr. Diane Arnaout, a pediatrician with Cook Health Network and Zohfeld’s regular doctor, says. “That amount of inflammation doesn’t usually happen.”
Zohfeld’s breathing had become so labored that he had to be intubated — a tube inserted down his windpipe with a machine attached to breathe for him. Even then, his lungs could not perform a regular inhale and exhale, so they had to use a technique known as high-frequency ventilation when only short and rapid puffs of air can be tolerated.
“They had me on this big machine that was pretty much breathing for me,” Zohfeld told CNN in an interview following his release. “If that didn’t work out, then nothing else was going to work out.”
Finally, he was placed in a medically induced coma for 10 days. “When you’re in respiratory distress, your body begins to fatigue. It just wears you out when you are constantly gasping, in desperation for air,” Arnaout says.
Cause for Concern
Having been Arnaout’s patient for about a year, Zohfeld had seemed in good health at his checkup appointment last fall. At that time, Zohfeld had confided to his doctor about his vaping, and she had warned him of its unknown effects. “He used it as a coping mechanism, like most people,” Arnaout says. But Zohfeld had no plans of quitting and no related complaints at the time.
Those began in earnest in July when he noticed some alarming changes. “I was tired all the time. My energy was low. I was losing some weight,” he said.
That quickly progressed. “He started having chills,” says Arnaout. “He was feeling really exhausted all the time, was nauseous, and had some fevers.”
When the pathology came back, the only thing that could explain his lung inflammation was chemical pneumonitis — damage from some chemical exposure. It was termed diffuse alveolar damage — meaning Zohfeld’s lungs were inflamed by some unidentified trigger that led to lung tissue damage.
Zohfeld had been vaping since eighth grade, without his parent’s knowledge, and while a clear answer for why his lungs failed him was never found, the specialists that treated him feel vaping could have played a role. “We’ll never be able to prove it, but I think vaping was definitely related,” Dr. Whitworth says.
“Damage to the air sacks in the lungs can be caused by a lot of things,” says Dr. Karen Schultz, medical director of Pulmonology and Respiratory Therapy at Cook Children’s. “But as we ruled possible causes out one by one, we were only left with chemical exposure.”
As a pulmonologist at Cook Children’s Hospital, when faced with lung failure, Schultz is typically caring for patients with underlying pulmonary histories, most commonly asthma patients. That’s why Zohfeld’s case was all the more unusual.
“We don't know for sure,” Whitworth says. “But there are literature reports of hypersensitivity pneumonitis from vaping. I told him, ‘No inhaling anything again, ever.’”
With steroids to reduce the inflammation, Zohfeld’s lung function slowly improved to the point that he could be removed from the ventilator.
“He declined very rapidly. At times we weren’t sure he was going to live through this episode,” Schultz says. But he also improved more rapidly than most patients typically would. It was not “the norm” for someone who had been this ill and unable to breathe on his own, to rebound in such a way.
Zohfeld continues to heal and has become the subject of much media attention following an Aug. 20 blog post written by Arnaout on the Cook Children’s Checkup Newsroom. Local and national news outlets (CNN and ABC News among them) scrambled to cover the story in the days that followed. And, as it turns out, Zohfeld is only one of many cases that have put the dangers of vaping in the spotlight.
Safer Does Not Mean Safe
By early September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was investigating some 450 medical cases potentially caused by vaping, including many with severe lung damage. New headlines and articles are exploring the probable links and updating the growing story on a daily basis.
Vaping advocates have long touted the benefits of vaping (opposed to cigarette smoking) in helping people kick their tobacco habit.
“Though we are uncertain as to how safe they are, we are fairly sure that they are safer than smoking cigarettes. Part of our certainty derives from knowing how harmful regular smoking is. Almost anything is certain to be safer.”
- CASAA
One of the leading organizations for vaping proponents is Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (or CASAA). Formed in 2009, the organization promotes the benefits of what they call “reduced harm alternatives” to cigarette smoking (or combustible tobacco).
“Though we are uncertain as to how safe they are, we are fairly sure that they are safer than smoking cigarettes,” the CASAA website states. “Part of our certainty derives from knowing how harmful regular smoking is. Almost anything is certain to be safer.”
There’s no refuting the dangers of cigarette smoke. According to the American Lung Association, when burned, cigarettes produce at least 69 cancercausing chemicals. But, in 2011 the FDA warned e-cigarette producers from advertising claims of helping the user to stop smoking or providing any other health benefit or else it would be more strictly regulated as a drug or medical device. Health claims for e-cigarettes have since all but disappeared.
“We do not know the exact mechanism of how vaping damages the lungs,” Schultz says. “The CDC is currently examining around 215 cases (it has since increased to 450, as stated above). In Zohfeld’s case, as with all the others, when everything else gets ruled out, we are left with vaping as the only thing in common.”
According to an Aug. 30 CNN article by Michael Nedelman: “In Tryston's home state of Texas, there are more than a dozen such cases. But some states have potentially several times that — with at least 38 in California, 35 in Illinois, and 32 in Wisconsin — state health departments announced this week. These include a
What Are E-cigarettes?
E-cigarettes are electronic devices that heat a liquid and produce an aerosol or mix of small particles in the air.
Some e-cigarettes look like regular cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Some look like USB flash drives, pens, and other everyday items. Larger devices such as tank systems, or “mods,” do not look like other tobacco products.
E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. Most have a battery, a heating element, and a place to hold a liquid.
They are sometimes called e-cigs, e-hookahs, mods, vape pens, vapes, tank systems, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).
Using an e-cigarette is sometimes called vaping or juuling.
Statistics About E-cigarette Use Among U.S. Youth
Among middle and high school students, 3.62 million were current users of e-cigarettes in 2018. E-cigarette use from 2017 to 2018 increased 78% among high school students (11.7% to 20.8%) and 48% among middle school students (3.3% to 4.9%) from 2017 to 2018.
According to a 2013 – 2014 survey, 81% of current youth e-cigarette users cited the availability of appealing flavors as the primary reason for use.
number of cases still under investigation.”
In fact, the Milwaukee Health Department notified its community about 16 people it said had been hospitalized with chemical pneumonia, which caused inflammation of the lungs. This alarming increase in vape-related injuries prompted it to issue a warning just prior to the Labor Day weekend. “Stop using any vape and/ or e-cigarette devices immediately,” the department said.
The American Lung Association echoed the Milwaukee Health Department’s warning: “Stop using any vape and/or e-cigarette devices immediately,” the group said in a statement to the local WISN 12 News. “E-cigarettes contain toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and fine particles, and the inhalation of these chemicals can cause irreversible lung damage and lung disease. The developing lungs of youth may be more at risk.”
Due to a lack of data and controlled studies, there’s no way to confirm what many suspect — that vaping is leading to serious health consequences. “We don’t know what’s in the stuff, because it’s not well-regulated,” Arnaout says. “It’s only a matter of time before we’ll know the harm they cause.” And vaping proponents are quick to point out that at least some of these cases involved inhaling THC (the main active ingredient in marijuana and the cannabis plant) rather than traditional nicotine-based vape liquids.
Hospital statistics are not good at tracking the data yet either, since some vape-related injuries (like younger children ingesting the liquid in the flavored “pods”) are not coded as pulmonary issues but rather as accidental poisonings. The guidelines are being updated currently for health departments across the country and the CDC to get a better handle on all the data that is pouring in.
Targeting Teens
While cases of lung disorders and even seizures are being identified and studied, one thing is for certain — vaping among our teens is on the rise. While vape has been billed a “safer” option, there’s growing concern that this new form of nicotine consumption is getting a new generation hooked.
According to the CDC website: “Recent increases in the use of e-cigarettes is driving increases in tobacco product use among youth. The number of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes rose from 2.1 million in 2017 to 3.6 million in 2018 — a difference of about 1.5 million youth.”
The FDA and the CDC are synchronized in calling the rise of vaping among teens an epidemic.
“The recent surge in e-cigarette use among youth, which has been fueled by new types of e-cigarettes that have recently entered the market, is a cause for great concern,” Jerome Adams, Surgeon General of the United States Health Services, said via the CDC website. “We must take action now to protect the health of our nation’s young people.”
And, recent headlines harken back to the days when tobacco companies aggressively marketed their addictive products to a targeted teen market.
“Many of the marketing tactics of vape manufacturers are ones we have grown wary of over the past few decades; teenenticing packaging, flavorings, and imagery may call into question the industry’s intentional targeting of youth.”
Many of the marketing tactics are ones we have grown wary of over the past few decades; teen-enticing packaging, flavorings, and imagery may call into question the industry’s intentional targeting of youth.
“Youth use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe,” the CDC says. Its statistics from 2018 confirm that nearly one in five high school students (20.8%) and one in 20 middle schoolers (4.9%) reported vaping in the past month.
Teens commonly refer to all brands of e-cigarettes (or e-cigs) by the most popular brand name on the market, JUUL, in much the same way that many brands of soda are referred to as a Coke. The popularity of the brand, with its style and slick advertising, has made “Juuling” so trendy among the nation’s youth that the term transcends brands and encapsulates the vaping experience for their age group.
Founded in 2015, JUUL uses nicotine salts (also known as protonated nicotine) from leaf-based tobacco for its key ingredient. And, in just three short years, the company, valued at $15 billion, has captured 72% of the market share, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The techy-appeal of JUUL has a lot to do with its staggering success. JUUL is shaped to resemble a USB device for ease of transport and the ability to hide it in plain sight at both school and home.
Many have argued that the packaging alone targets younger users. Where older smokers and vape-users might not know a USB from a VHS, teens get it immediately. And, based upon the sheer market share and dollar signs connected to JUUL, teens have helped catapult the brand into a commanding lead.
Critics have pointed out similarities between the e-cigarette’s marketing efforts and that of Camel cigarettes’ in the early to mid-’90s, when it launched its infamous Joe Camel advertisements, which is credited with quadrupling the number of underage smokers who preferred the Camel brand.
Due to increased FDA pressure, JUUL has closed its social media accounts, begun using “real” product users, rather than paid models in its advertising, and has updated its age-verification policies for purchase [requiring an ID check].
While we may never know the exact cause of Zohfeld’s failing lungs, for many, the rise of vaping and subsequent growing nicotine dependency among youth remain a cause for concern.
“When I saw [Zohfeld] looking completely defeated, barely able to hop up on the examination table after his release, the comparison was so striking, he seemed very humbled by the experience,” Arnaout says. “I hope everybody can learn from this. I am proud of him for sharing his story.”
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Pastor to Pitmaster
Former church leader, Patrick “Jube” Joubert, makes barbecue his new congregation with east-side joint Jube’s Smokehouse.
BY MALCOLM MAYHEW
Nearly every day before he opens his restaurant, Patrick “Jube” Joubert logs into Facebook Live, points his phone in the direction of his jovial face, and delivers that day’s sermon.
“I got a special today — chicken, chicken, chicken,” he recently blasted out to his restaurant’s 5,000 Facebook followers, smoke from his trio of smokers billowing behind him. “I got leg quarters big as your hand. But if you want ribs, we got ribs. But we want you to know ol’ Jube can cook more than just ribs. You folks need to try this chicken!”
At a time when Fort Worth’s barbecue scene is becoming increasingly more crowded and competitive, it’s not easy for newcomers to differentiate themselves. One conversation with Joubert, one foot in the door of his restaurant, one bite of his food, it’s safe to say there’s not another barbecue restaurant in Fort Worth quite like his. Nor is there a pitmaster quite like this former preacher, whose fans and friends tune in for his entertaining posts, even if they’re not hungry.
“This is my congregation now,” he says. Plopped down at a table at Jube’s Smokehouse, the east-side joint he opened with a friend and three of his five children a year ago, Joubert traces his footsteps from pastor to pitmaster.
“I was exhausted, just exhausted,” he says of his time pastoring a church on the south side called The Fellowship Church of Fort Worth. “I had a congregation of about 150, and it was pretty much just me running and managing the church.” He also traveled the country, preaching at various revivals and conferences and other events.
“Eventually, it wore me out, and I had to take a break,” he says. “I missed being home; I missed being with my kids; I missed cooking.”
During his time as a preacher, Joubert had a side hustle as a barbecue cook. In his backyard, he’d fire up a smoker once or twice a week and sell what he smoked: brisket, ribs, chicken. “Ironically, it was mostly members of my church,” he says. “They’d come to church, then come over to my house to pick up food. They were like my second family.”
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His story takes a while to unravel. Every few minutes, you see, a customer comes in to Jube’s, and Joubert will personally greet them. Using a trio of smokers, named Black Beauty, Doc, and Cadillac, he cooks from 5 to 11 a.m., but that’s just one part of his shift. After he’s done cooking, he comes inside and visits with guests until the last one is gone. He starts a story at one table and finishes it at another.
“I was over at a friend’s house — this was after I left the church — and she introduced me to someone who owned a little building,” he continues, now at another table across the room. “She told me, ‘You need to open a barbecue place, and you need to do it here.’”
Here was 1900 S. Edgewood Terrace, in the Stop Six area of Fort Worth, in a tiny building with a long, storied history in local barbecue circles. Built in the early 1940s, the building was originally a country store. For most of its life, though, this tiny, one-room —one very small room — restaurant has been a barbecue joint. Old-timers will remember when it was Big John’s BBQ. For decades, it was Floyd’s BBQ, and the Floyd family still owns the building. Before Joubert took over, it was also the shortly lived Brown’s BBQ.
“This building has a legacy; it means a lot to a lot of people,” Joubert says. “I was nervous about going in here, to be honest with you. One of the Floyd family members still lives in the area, just a couple blocks from here. That was a lot of pressure. I knew I had a lot to live up to, a lot of expectations to meet.”
To say he’s met those expectations is an obvious understatement. Since opening last year, he’s wowed both locals and barbecue aficionados like Daniel Vaughn, aka Barbecue Snob, with his different approach to barbecue. He abides by Texas barbecue rules, serving brisket, sausage and ribs, and smoking them in all-wood/ no-gas smokers — but his flavor profile is stubbornly unique.
“I use a Creole seasoning on all the meats,” he says. “Red pepper, sugar, a little paprika, sometimes some smoked paprika. It gives everything a full-body flavor, a little heat, a little sweet.”
His specialty is smoked chicken, stuffed with dirty rice. He also serves
gumbo, jambalaya, and other Creole dishes. “That’s not something you see on the menus at most barbecue restaurants,” he says. “It’s a way to set me apart, but it’s also an homage to my upbringing, to my home.”
Joubert grew up in Plaisance, Louisiana, where his family ran a smokehouse. Instead of calling his spot Jube’s BBQ, he opted for Jube’s Smokehouse, as a hat-tip to his fam.
His childhood and teen years were primarily spent in three places: church, the kitchen, and the backyard, where he learned the art of barbecuing. “Ten or 11, I was in the kitchen helping make dinner,” he says. “By 19, I was in the backyard barbecuing all the time. It was something I was good at. Everybody’s got a talent, a gift, and that was mine.”
After moving to Houston, he devoted his life to another passion: the ministry. He studied at Houston’s College of Biblical Studies, then embarked on a decades-long career as a licensed preacher; he talks of someday going back.
“I’m not pastoring anymore, at least not right now,” he says. “I’ve been having thoughts about turning back toward it. But I feel like this is the road I’ve been led down. The great thing about this restaurant is that a lot of my former church members are now my customers. That’s why I call them my congregation.”
The Bearded Lady Sings Again
With a bigger space and expanded menu, The Bearded Lady is still hitting high notes at its new home on South Main.
BY COURTNEY DABNEY
The Bearded Lady was an instant hit when owner Shannon Osbakken first opened the gastropub on Magnolia Avenue in 2013. Located in a converted bungalow, The Bearded Lady earned a reputation for its extensive beer selection, quaint atmosphere, and inventive menu — especially the L.U.S.T. Burger, which landed
at No. 3 among Texas Monthly’s 2016 Five Greatest Burgers in Texas.
But with her lease ending and the capacity at that location simply maxed out, Osbakken decided to relocate to an up-and-coming stretch of South Main Street in 2018. Her new digs — a circa 1925 warehouse that most recently served as the ABC Flag factory.
The new layout dwarfs its former space, with original cement floors, tall ceilings, and an exposed deck, metal roof, and ductwork. Rows of built-in booths, illuminated with dangling incandescent bulbs, mixed with scattered tables and mismatched chairs that Osbakken says she “can’t stop collecting.” The back wall is all Marfa-ed up with an artist-painted replica sign and
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its colorful cactus backdrop. There is also an oversized front patio, surfaced with crushed granite, adding several seating compositions and a small covered section to accommodate the inevitable weekend overflow crowds.
Where the space is obviously not as quaint, the tradeoff means you won’t have to wait long for a table.
With a new space also comes new menu items, like the Feisty Mac & Cheese ($7.50), infused with local HopFusion Ale Works’ Feisty Blonde beer. Since it was my first time to taste it, I ordered it plain; but diners also have the option of adding ingredients like brisket, pork, fried poblano, and roasted corn. Next time, I will add to the base — although the dish is rich and cheesy, without the additions, it’s kind of a bore. Rookie mistake.
The L.U.S.T. Burger ($13) remains on the menu, with its signature patty stuffed with roasted poblano pepper and feta cheese for a salty and slightly spicy surprise. Served inside a brioche bun, it’s topped with Gouda, caramelized onion, and avocado and comes with a side of kettle chips dusted with Parmesan cheese. On this visit, the L.U.S.T. Burger was not as lusty as I had remembered — the burger itself was a little dry.
We loved the gigantic Pigmento sand-
wich ($12.25) though, served between two buttered and toasted slices of sourdough. Filled with pulled pork and a thick spread of pimento cheese, it has blueberry compote for an added sweet and tart element. Pair it with fries, kettle chips, or a house salad.
Aside from the indulgent and meaty gastropub fare, another aspect of the menu caught our attention — plenty of vegan and vegetarian options like a vegan patty melt and sweet potato sandwich.
Bar seating has doubled from 12 on Magnolia to 24 on South Main. Extra bottle storage hangs overhead in black cages, and one flat screen is tucked dis-
The Bearded Lady
Location: 300 S. Main St.
For Info: 817.349.9832, facebook.com/ thebeardedladyfortworth
What We Liked: The Pigmento sandwich was hearty and delicious — pulled pork, pimento cheese, and blueberry compote work well together. What We Didn’t: Without the optional add-ons, the Feisty Mac & Cheese is kind of a bore. Recommendations: Try something new. There are plenty of new menu items to explore and plenty of beers you’ve never tasted.
creetly in the corner. It’s a great place to mix, mingle, and make new friends. Over 20 rotating beers on tap keep things interesting. Creative tap handles feature a fanciful collection of bearded beauties, from Jessica Rabbit to Beyoncé, painted by local artist Jana Renee.
I sipped a wheat beer called Hell or High Watermelon from San Francisco’s 21st Amendment Brewery, with just a tinge of watermelon aftertaste. Local offerings abound. But, in case you don’t find what you are looking for on tap, you can choose from an exhaustive selection of cans and bottles as well.
The L.U.S.T. Burger
Pigmento sandwich
The Tejas Poutine
Congratulations to Our 2019 Fort Worth HOME Design Awards Finalists
Best Bathroom
Christine Zeiler Interiors
Shauna Glenn Design
The Kitchen Source
Best Bedroom
Anna Jones Designs
Landry Designs
MTK Design Group
Best Children’s Room or Nursery
Landry Designs
Tori Rubinson Interiors
Tori Rubinson Interiors
Best Dining Room
Kay Genua Designs
Shauna Glenn Design
Tori Rubinson Interiors
Best Entry Space
B Smart Builders
Clarity Homes
Tori Rubinson Interiors
Best Home Office or Library
Anna Jones Designs
Kristi Hopper Designs
Paxton Place Design
The 2019 Fort Worth HOME Design Awards recognize the top welldesigned spaces in the Fort Worth/ Dallas area. We will profile the finalists and winners in the Winter issue of Fort Worth HOME.
Thurs., Dec. 6, 6 p.m. Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
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Best Whole Home Design
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The Feed
A taste of what’s new and notable.
BY MALCOLM MAYHEW
Zoli’s Pizza and Pasta may namedrop two of our favorite food groups in its moniker, but there’s so much more to the menu at this hotly anticipated spot on the west side. Owner Jay Jerrier, who also owns the string of Cane Rosso pizza joints throughout the state, including the location on Magnolia Avenue, goes beyond typical Italian fare here, offering dishes such as Brussels sprouts bathed in bacon marmalade; a short rib sandwich topped with Russian slaw; and a fantastic brunch burger, called the
Morty, stacked with bacon, a fried egg, American cheese and mortadella. Of course, it’s hard to go wrong with the New York-style pizza (the yin to Cane Rosso’s thin-crust yang) and excellent pastas. PR rep Jeff Amador says once the restaurant finds its groove, it’ll introduce a special or two that will be unique to the Fort Worth store. Says he: “Ideally, collaborations with some of our Fort Worth restaurant friends, namely, Heim Barbecue and Swiss Pastry Shop.” This location of Zoli’s (the original in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas closed amid a land redevelopment skirmish, but another location opened in Addison) has desserts aplenty plus a Cow
Tipping Creamery
ice cream window, located at the front of the Quonset hutstyle building. Cow Tipping Creamery
is Jerrier’s ice cream biz; similarly attached CTC locations can be found at the Austin and Frisco Cane
Rosso spots. Zoli’s is slated to open late September/ early October. 3501 Hulen St., zolispizza.com
Just in time to catch the tail end of summer, Melt Ice Creams opened its second Fort Worth location — and third overall — downtown in September. Owner Kari Crowe snagged the small but sweet spot (get it?) next to Reata, where a Paciugo once stood. There she’s serving her all-natural ice cream in flavors simple and clever, along with ice cream sandwiches and her notoriously decadent Taco Tuesday ice cream tacos. The downtown location comes on the heels of the opening of a store in Dallas; the original Melt is on Magnolia Avenue in the Near Southside area. 308 Houston St., melticecreams.com
What is probably the most popular pop-up restaurant
in Fort Worth settles into a permanent home on October 1. Hot Box Biscuit Club, whose popup events regularly sold out 300 seats in a matter of minutes, opens on South Main Street, in a former warehouse that dates back at least 100 years. In their 65-seat, full-service restaurant, owners and longtime pals Sarah Hooton and Matt Mobley offer breakfast and lunch service jammed with the greatest hits from their popups: fried green tomatoes, deviled eggs and, of course, biscuits and specialty biscuit sandwiches, such as the cheekily named Paris Hilton, made with fried chicken, hot sauce,
and a scoop of honey butter. Hot Box followers will also recognize the decadent sides, such as pimento cheese hush puppies and chicken-fat fried rice. Hooten and Mobley, both trained chefs who met when they were culinary instructors at Le Cordon Bleu in Dallas, make their own biscuit toppings, such as the seasonal jams, along with desserts like Mary’s chocolate cream pie, named after Hooten’s grandmother. The storefront will also offer grab-and-go foods as well as a selection of jams and pickles and other assorted goods. The restaurant is open 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday – Friday and 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 313 South Main St., facebook. com/hotboxbiscuit
The south Fort Worth suburb of Crowley doesn’t see nearly enough new restaurant action, but help is on the way: Boo Ray’s of New Orleans will open later this year in the downtown area in a brand-new, from-the-groundup building. This’ll mark location No. 3 for the locally owned Cajun minichain, best known for its blackened chicken salad, crawfish etouffee, and alligator meat platter.
320 E. Main St., Crowley, booraysofneworleans.com
I’m glad to see Char’d: Southeast Asian Kitchen is expanding. Here’s a concept I can get behind: Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean dishes served quickly, in a fast-casual atmosphere, and done well. I’ve been
a big champion of the original location in Mansfield ever since the Fort Worth-based Doan family opened it last year. Now, after a second store opened in Richardson, a third location has opened at the Presidio Towne Crossing shopping center in north Fort Worth. I can’t rave enough about the bibimbap, the fries with a sunny side egg on top, or the beef bao buns — good stuff, all. 8901 Tehama Ridge Parkway, chardkitchen.com
» Catrina comes to life. Watch portraits and body art inspired by Día de los Muertos painted live at this multicultural celebration.
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Cowboys Luncheon
Jerry Jones and Jason Garrett were the featured speakers at the Flowserve Dallas Cowboys Kickoff Luncheon on Aug. 28 at AT&T Stadium. The annual event benefits the Dallas Cowboys Courage House at Happy Hill Farm. Guests of honor were the Happy Hill football team and cheerleading squad.
Bill Jones, Craig Rogers, LP Ladouceur, Gary Schneider
Jason Garrett, Lucas Shipman with HHF football players
Drew Pearson, Gil Brandt, Tony Dorsett
Tyrone Crawford, Alan Behar
Josh Behar, Leighton Vander-Esch, Fred Jabber
Lucas Shipman, Jaylon Smith
Jones family with HHF students. Stephen Jones, Charlotte Jones-Anderson, Jerry Jones, Jerry Jones Jr.
PHOTOS BY GAIL NOGLE
OCT.
11
“Tuck Everlasting”
Relive your middle school lit days and wallow in teen angst at this performance of the famous children’s novel.
Casa Mañana 3101 West Lancaster Ave., 817.332.2272 casamanana.org
OCT.
12
Fort Worth BookFest
Come dressed as your favorite literary character and snag an autographed novel in one stop.
Maddox-Muse Center 330 E. Fourth St. fortworthbookfest.com
OCTOBER 11
Day of the Girl Celebration 2019
Taking the mantra “strong, smart, and bold” to the streets of downtown Fort Worth, Girls Inc. of Tarrant County celebrates girl power on UN-declared International Day of the Girl Child with a march down Main Street and rally at the courthouse.
Tarrant County Courthouse 100 W. Weatherford St. 817.259.1050, girlsinctarrant.org
3701 Morton St., 817.353.2073 theyardfw.com things
17 Opera Shots! Not drunk opera. An opera pop-up — with drinks.
Shipping and Receiving Bar 201 S. Calhoun St., 817.887.9313 fwopera.org
OCT.
19 Fort Worth Oktoberfest Pub Crawl
Strut around West Seventh in your best lederhosen and enjoy drink specials at participating bars.
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OCT.
18 – 20
“The Sleeping Beauty”
The Texas Ballet Theater presents the classic and totally realistic story of a curse broken by true love’s first kiss.
Bass Performance Hall
525 Commerce St. 817.735.9642 basshall.com
OCT. 20
Bizarre Bazaar Oddities Emporium and Funfair
Grab a drink and browse this strange and spooky marketplace while listening to creepy tunes.
Lola’s Saloon 2736 West Sixth St., 817.759.9100
OCT.
25 – 26
Catrina The Event
Live portrait sketching and body painting, plus food, drinks, and vendors to celebrate Day of the Dead.
Hacienda Vista Bella 1950 Menefee Ave., 765.760.0699
OCT.
25 – 27
Ghostbusters in Concert
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra has just one question: Who you gonna call?
Bass Performance Hall 525 Commerce St., fwsymphony.org 817.665.6000
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OCT. 19 ArtsGoggle
OCT.
26
Trails and Treats with Lake Worth Monster Bash
To commemorate 50 years after the “Goat Man” sighting, hike, canoe, and learn about the habitat around Lake Worth.
Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge 9601 Fossil Ridge Road, 817.392.7410 fwnaturecenter.org
It’s all about the local love at the Near Southside’s annual art festival, hosting over 1,000 local artists with eclectic styles and mediums. After perusing through the works lining Magnolia Avenue and South Main Village, grab some food and jam out to live music on four stages.
Near Southside
Magnolia Avenue and South Main Street 817.923.1649 nearsouthsidefw.org
OCT.
27
Pride of Southside Homebrew Invitational
The Fort’s obsession with craft beer goes next level with this home brew competition, live music and glass blowing demonstrations.
SiNaCa Studios 1013 West Magnolia Ave., 817.899.0024 sinacastudios.org
NOV. 8
NOV.
1
The Music of Selena
In a nod to the “Queen of Tejano music,” the FWSO features the vocals of Isabel Marie Sánchez. Expect to hear all the icon’s hits along with the sobs of die-hard Selena fans. Sequined crop tops sold separately.
Bass Performance Hall 525 Commerce St., 817.656.6000 fwsymphony.org
Jo Koy: Just Kidding World Tour The award-winning Filipino-American stand-up brings his latest jokes to Funkytown.
Will Rogers Memorial Center 3401 W. Lancaster Ave. 817.392.7469
willrogersmemorialcenter.com
OCT. 24 – NOV. 16
NOV.
8 –10
Fort Worth Greek Festival Olives, baklava, dancing. Opa!
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church 2020 NW 21st St. 817.626.5578 fortworthgreekfestival.com
NOV.
10
Fort Worth Holistic Fair Stock up on crystals just in time for the full moon.
Billy Bob’s Texas 2520 Rodeo Plaza fortworthstockyards.org
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Fort Worth Community Arts Center. 1300 Gendy St., 817.738.1938, fwcac.com
OUR CHARITY PARTNERSHIPS
THIS MONTH:
OCT. 1
Dinner Under the Stars Rivertree Academy
OCT. 2
The Year of Botanical Art Botanical Research Institute of Texas
OCT. 2
Annual Leap Frog for KinderFrogs Event KinderFrogs
OCT. 3
Beyond the Bag
All Saints Health Foundation
Baylor Scott & White
OCT. 4
Cowtown Ball
American Cancer Society
OCT. 10 – 13
Christmas in Cowtown
Holiday Gift Market
Junior League of Fort Worth
OCT. 11
Celebrating Women Luncheon
Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation
OCT. 11
Day of the Girl Girls Inc.
OCT. 15
Public Figures Private Artists The Art Station
OCT. 18
Legacy of Women SafeHaven
OCT. 19
Kitchens Tour a Wish with Wings
OCT. 25
Monster Music Mash The Women’s Center
OCT. 27
BoobieQue Cancer Care Services
NOV. 6
Hoot ’N Holler
ACH Child and Family Services
NOV. 7
Delicious Wishes Make A Wish
NOV. 9
Fort Worth Margarita Ball Children’s Charities
NOV. 10
Light the Night Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
NOV. 12
Heart for the Homeless Union Gospel Mission
NOV. 13
Bring the Conversation to Light
Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation
NOV. 16
Artists’ Christmas Art & Gala Camp Fire
Give Back Calendar
There’s nothing more rewarding than giving back and making a difference in the lives of people in this great community. As the city’s magazine — which has the eyes and ears of some of Fort Worth’s most affluent and philanthropic citizens — we feel a responsibility to give back to the people of the city that is our namesake, which is why Philanthropy is one of our core values.
Every year, Fort Worth Magazine sponsors more than 100 charity events, which range from luncheons to black-tie galas. The following promotional section is devoted to these charities and their fundraisers. We invite you to consciously peruse and consider lending a helping hand by either making a donation or attending these events.
Joy Havner Brings the Healing Power of Massage to Cancer Patients
When you mention Careity to people in our county, free mammograms are what most people think of. But that’s such a small part of the support services that Careity provides. Cancer patients are provided a total support system including counseling, social workers, nurse navigators, chaplains, acupuncture, registered dietitians, medical assistants and oncology massage therapy. All provided by Careity at The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
Joy Havner has been a massage therapist for 15 years, and 12 of those have been as an oncology massage therapist. She was trained by two of the leading experts in oncology massage therapy, one from the East Coast and one from the West Coast, receiving the best in a more clinical approach as well as one more of a heart center training.
She was visiting the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders to discover the kind of services that were provided to patients while she was employed by the hospital.
The Hands of Joy
By MELISSA MOORMAN
She wanted to be aware of community options and all of the resources that were available in the area, and wasn’t anticipating transitioning, but found facilities that she describes as amazing. And she believes that the difference is having Careity at their facility.
“The support services allow our patients to get a full range of mind and body support,” Havner said. “Their appointments with their doctors are so rushed, but when we see them in support services, we can spend more time with them.” Working closely with their doctors, the support team can communicate questions or concerns with a patient’s doctor, because many times questions that they might have don’t come up during their doctor’s appointment. Support services bridges any gap between the doctor and the patient.
Oncology massage is technically slower than regular massage and Havner describes it as lighter for most patients. “It’s not just always a super soft touch. It’s being more in tune with a patient’s body. We spend our hour together focusing on what the patient needs. Having a patient list the issues, I can answer questions about side effects. I can tell them which ones aren’t
normal and which ones are. The pace of the massage also helps the patient process the trauma of the treatment both emotionally and physically,” she said. “I’m very comfortable working around any kind of implanted medical devices,” she continued.
She sees many patients every other week during active treatment, which she describes as the “heavy throes of chemo or radiation,” often interspersed with treatments by Careity’s acupuncturist. But she also sees them at other times. “If they see me and the acupuncturist four times each it usually gets them through the tough times of treatment,” Havner said. She sees patients with all kinds of cancer, but it’s her experience as a lymphedema therapist she credits with helping breast cancer patients, the number one diagnosed cancer. Lymphedema causes pain and swelling of the arms or legs around areas that lymph nodes were removed, and she says if it’s caught early enough it can be manageable. It’s one of the reasons she sought out Careity and The Center, looking for ways to help her hospital patients with earlier diagnosis of the condition.
“I see a person for about 50 minutes. Most of the people leave feeling
lighter. It’s true that a cancer diagnosis and treatment is heavy, mentally and physically. I often hear upon them leaving, that “my body is moving so much easier.” Their body is bound up from all the stress and when they leave, they just move easier,” Havner said. She sees between 7 and 14 patients per day, the higher number occurring when she delivers massage therapy to patients in the chemotherapy room. “I do hand, shoulder and foot massage when it’s not counter to their medicine. We can also do chair-side at the seven different Center locations,” she explained. Lyn Walsh CEO of Careity stated that “Massage services are not confined to the walls of the private rooms. Joy is called on by chemotherapy nurses, case managers, and on occasion doctors and staff of radiology or imaging. These services are utilized throughout the clinics to decrease anxiety, fear, and pain so that patients can complete their treatment and scans”.
Joy also shared that hope is part of what she feels she passes along to her patients. “Hope is the spiritual part of them. When you’re miserable it feels like it’s going to be permanent. When they feel that their body receives touch and it makes them feel hopeful and connected to another person. Both of those are spiritual aspects,” she said. She also shared that at times she has people who are looking for more of the spiritual when they are on her table. “I always pray over my hands before I touch someone. I want to be open to whatever experience they want to have. If they need more spiritual support, that’s what I want to provide. Let them be where they are,” she said. “What keeps me doing it is that I really do feel like I can make a difference. My patients tell me that they don’t think they could have gotten through this without me. To have them say that is more rewarding than anything” she said. n
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WOMEN LEADERS, WOMEN LEAGUERS
Fort Worth’s own Junior League celebrating 90 years in 2019-2020
For 90 years, the Junior League of Fort Worth (JLFW ), a charitable organization with 2,000 current members, has been a steadfast community partner to a vibrant, growing Fort Worth.
Rooted in our mission to promote voluntarism, develop the potential of women and improve communities, our active members serve at least 50 volunteer hours per woman each year – making us a true volunteer power house.
Ten charter members founded the JLFW as the Junior Service League in February of 1929, just months before the Great Depression. In March of 1930, the founding members were accepted into the National Association of the Junior Leagues of America, Inc., becoming the Junior League of Fort Worth.
In 2019-2020, the women of the JLFW are pleased to celebrate a long legacy of service and community engagement. Our members come together from many backgrounds, ages and interests to make things better and to do it together – and all women are welcome to join us.
“When a woman chooses to join the Junior League, she’s saying yes to being a part of something bigger than herself with both short-term and long-term impact.”
shley Freer President, 2019-2020 give back
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To learn more about the women of the Junior League, our community impact and membership opportunities, visit juniorleaguefw.org.
hoot`n holler Get r e ady Y'all!
Join te Celebration ! Wednesday November 6, 2019
REATA RESTAURANT
310 HOUSTON STREET
Cocktails on the rooftop at 6 p.m. followed by an award-winning meal
We would like to thank our wonderful chairs and sponsors who are helping children who live in ACH residential programs.
To join in their mission to make Fort Worth a safer place for all children to thrive, visit ACHservices.org/hoot-n-holler or contact Jenna at 817.566.1613 or jenna.chaffee@ACHservices.org. Tickets and sponsorships are available.
COCHAIRS: ANNA MELISSA PHILPOTT
MICHELLE PURVIS
HONORARY CHAIRS: CHERYL MOORE VAL STOCKER
PRESENTING SPONSORS
LIFE PROJECT SPONSOR METO AND VIRGINIA MITEFF
BEHAVIORAL CARE SPONSORS Bank of Texas
Brian and Tamara Cook
Kevin and Linda Ford
John C and Cami Gof f
Robert and Kelly Keller
William and Melissa Kirtley and Tom and Michelle Purvis
Michael and Valerie Mallick
Lloyd and Rhonda Walsh
FAMILIES TOGETHER SPONSORS
Bill and KD Bailey & Crawford and Mar y Jane Edwards & Mark and Janice Thomas
Robert and Joani Benda
Alan and Sarah Bennett
Mike and Marilyn Berr y &
Randy and Beth Gideon & Russell and Kathr yn Laughlin
Theodore and Delynn Crofford
John and Terri Fant
Allen and Janet Hodges & Win and Patricia Ryan
Jack and Leanne Huff
Russ and Ann Morton
WEDGWOOD RESIDENTIAL SPONSORS
Robert and Janie Anderson & Herb and BJ Pease
Rhett and Taylor Bennett/Black Mountain Land
Jason and Katie Ciccarino
CliftonLarsonAllen
Ann Clinkscales and Caren Parten
Douglas and Lisanne Davidson with Patricia Purvis
Reese and Rebecca Hillard
Independent Bank
Emerson and Lisa Maddox & Mike and Letty Waltrip
Bob and Judy McNamara &
David and Melinda Teitelbaum
Peter and Anna Melissa Philpott
Pope Hardwicke
QuikTrip
Radiology Associates of North Texas
Hayne and Katie Shumate
Dub and Val Stocker
Gar y and Rosie Walker
For more than a century, ACH Child and Family Services has helped children and families who have experienced abuse and neglect. We want families to thrive and children to experience safety, hope and love.
Discover Original Artwork Created and Donated by Business and Community Leaders
PUBLIC FIGURES PRIVATE ARTISTS
Join Honorary Chairs Dr. Rachael Capua & Mr. Carlo Capua to Support the Mission of The Art Station
1100 Henderson Street (at West Lancaster), Fort Worth, Texas
Complimentary Valet Provided by Rent A Frog
Providing art therapy Breakthroughs to create better lives for children, teens & adults.
Presenting Sponsor
Byrne Construction Services
Creative Champions:
Melinda & Jerry Johnston . Integrated Transfer Services
Artful Advocates
Autobahn Motorcar Group . Rachael & Carlo Capua . FROST . Lane Gorman Trubitt
Stacy & John McKnight . Republic Services . Lee Tennison . The Human Source Foundation
Palette Partners
Affiliated Bank . Karen & Larry Anfin . Joani & Bob Benda . Ciera Bank . Deborah Connor
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP . Jim Lacamp . La Playa Maya Restaurants . Susan & Victor Medina
Bob & Nancy Mitchell . Susan Motheral . Private Wealth Solutions , RAMEL Company
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(At Time of Printing)
Kurt Anderson
Jane Avila
Jim Beckman
Jason Boone
Robbie Briggs
Jinx Burk
Patricia Cole
Lisa Anderson Collins
Deborah Connor
Meredith Connor
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Cleve Lancaster
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» Chip Tompkins regularly romps around Fort Worth shooting with his photography friends — the group behind photo magazine Are We Having Fun Yet? (@arewehavingfunyettx). During one of those outings, he snapped this image of Hotel Texas’ neon sign in the Fort Worth Stockyards on Kodak Ektar 100 film. The story behind the photo is simple: All it took was one click. “The soft pink sky, fused with the glowing baby blues from Hotel Texas’ neon, couldn’t have been more visually stunning, just merely gazing up from the street below,” Tompkins says. “I didn’t have to do much.”
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Fort Worth resident Kristi Kuenstler, M.D., says she had been driving a “mom-mobile SUV” for 19 years. “Now that I have hatched my last driver, it’s time to have a little fun,” says Dr. Kunstler, partner at Radiology Associates of North Texas and wife of Kevin Kuenstler, M.D. After stalking the brand-new Mercedes-AMG GT 63 4-Door Coupé online for months, she literally bought the first one sold in the metroplex from Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth. Dr. Kunstler says she loves the reactions she gets to her car. “I actually have people roll down their windows and take videos as I drive by,” she says. “It’s a car that’s fun to drive, even if you are going to the grocery store.”
While the doctor loves the redesigned AMG grill and gorgeous interior, she admits that secretly her favorite thing is “the giant roar when you start her up!” A supercar for four, it fits the entire family comfortably, including sons Kort, 19, an SMU freshman, and Kole, 17, a junior at All Saints’ Episcopal School.
A repeat Park Place customer, Dr. Kuenstler says, “There is just no comparison to their vehicles. Park Place is My Place because the salespeople and service representatives make you feel special at Park Place. The car buying experience was so easy and pleasant. Can’t wait to see what they come up with by the time I am ready for my next vehicle!”
