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I wouldn’t imagine great Italian comes to mind when people think of Fort Worth. But, in the land of Tex-Mex and barbecue, there is a new spot that serves up some of the best Italian the Metroplex has to offer. 61 Osteria sits on 7th street, on the west side of downtown in a gorgeous spot with giant picture windows …

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Trucks and Texas go together like BBQ and beer. In fact, I bet there’s no one in the state who doesn’t know someone with a truck – or own one themselves. The new luxury cargo haulers have grown in popularity every year – and for many practical and thoughtful reasons.  Our latest Drive Time feature showcases the excellent 2023 GMC …

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Everyone loves pizza. I don’t care where you came from or what your background is, it’s likely you order pizza pretty regularly. It’s a comfort food we can all get behind, and sometimes, it’s too easy to pick up the phone and have some hot, cheesy goodness delivered to your door. Well, there are also a boatload of great pizza …

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Most golfers are familiar with the kinematic chain; we know the downswing starts with the pelvis then translates to the trunk and moves from there to the shoulders and hands that produce the power needed for a swing, but the pelvis must be able to RESIST the rotation of the trunk as it begins to take over the translation of …

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For anyone who loves the finest in residential architecture, Dallas/Fort Worth offers one of the country’s most impressive portfolios of style and structure. From Mediterranean and Tudor Revival to French Country and Victorian to American Colonial and Craftsman, there are hundreds of extraordinary homes across the Metroplex that have stood for decades. From the outside, they still look stunning. But …

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­­­­­­­­Three-row SUV/Crossovers are normally comfortable beasts of burden, albeit huge and somewhat foreboding.  However, the tri-row crowd has another option that doesn’t take up nearly the same square footage for mooring the land yacht. Meaning, you can easily fit this into the garage – no small feat in this category.  The latest 2023 Infiniti QX60 brings a bunch of delight …

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If you have ever taken a walk, jog or bike ride on Dallas’ Katy Trail, then you have likely made your way past the always bustling Katy Trail Ice House. Located on Routh Street, just a stone’s throw away from the trail itself, this spot, with its massive patio, has become one of the hottest places in Big D. On …

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So, let’s say you’re a persnickety car lover who isn’t easily impressed. You’ve experienced everything, and the new technological pizzazz and whiz-bangs hardly raise an eyebrow.  Okay, fine. Yet I strongly challenge you to drive the exquisitely powerful and extravagant 2023 Mercedes-Benz S580 sedan before sighing “Meh.” It’s a car so loaded with wow looks, comfort, performance, techie toys and …

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Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes … a name on a billboard that I started to notice at some point in the first decade of the 21st century as I made my trek from the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex to Albuquerque, New Mexico, traveling north on US 287 through Decatur. When you have made the same drive at least once annually for 34 years, …

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Want to improve leg strength? Add these two exercises into your weekly routine. Be sure to tempo three seconds down and one second up to simultaneously improve your power. Rear Elevated Split Squat 3×15 Begin with one foot placed behind you on a standard height surface. Bend both knees down and hinge hips keeping back straight. Return to starting position, …

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