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| Club Briefs: Stud Muffins support Harry Chapin, more - Marco News Posted: 31 Jan 2020 02:02 AM PST CLOSE  Yiddish Club invites attendees to 2020 SeasonThe Yiddish Club of Naples invites all those interested in hearing and/or speaking Yiddish to attend our meetings at 10 a.m., the first and third Tuesdays of the month through April at Temple Shalom, 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples. Enjoy schmoozing, stories, sayings, and songs regardless of your Yiddish language ability. Information: Contact Helene Wilson: 239-450-3240; zebrina2@gmail.com. More: WOW To Do List: Florida domicile seminars, more Marco Cruise Club – Public serviceThe Marco Cruise Club with the assistance of the Marco Police Department announces a joint community service project for all of Marco Island. City Ordinance states; under Sec. 54-112. – additional requirements – (d) all boat dock facilities, regardless of length or protrusion, shall have house numbers. The Marco Cruise Club as a community service project is offering to put house numbers on any residential dock on Marco Island for owners who for any reason cannot put the numbers on themselves. To schedule an appointment for the club members to come to your home call Geoff Fahringer at 239-253-4091. More: 3 To Do: Golden Gala honors Wick, more Marco Cruise ClubFounded in 1975 MCC is one of the oldest boating clubs on the island. Marco Cruise Club is a friendly, welcoming place for newcomers, as well as, salty veterans who enjoy good boating times and a variety of social activities. Whether it's sunset cocktails on the beach, a fishing contest, steak fry, barbecues or boating activities such as day and overnight cruses, we have lots of fun. Marco Cruise Club currently offers membership to boating enthusiasts. For more information visit marcocruiseclub.com., call Deena Procopio 239-642-9408, 315-481-0321 or email dprocopio@aol.com. Gourmet Stud MuffinsThe Gourmet Stud Muffins is a men's social club committed to the cooking and enjoyment of food: the history, preparation and eating. The group hosts regular events at a member's house. Each member hosts at least one event a year. Participants contribute to purchase the food and help with preparation, sharing recipes, learning new cooking skills and ultimately enjoy a meal together. Information: Bruce Novark at bnovark@comcast.net. More: 3 To Know: 'Creative Wraps' announces call to artists Marco Island Newcomers ClubNewcomers meet at 11:30 a.m., the second Wednesdays of the month at the Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort and Spa. If you would like to attend a luncheon and join in the fun and meet some fabulous women, you can contact our membership chairs at MarcoMembership@gmail.com. (Note on the subject line Attention: Membership chairs). Just FriendsJust Friends meets for lunch and socializing the second Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m., at the Marco Island Yacht Club. To become a member, you must have been a member in good standing of the Marco Island Newcomers Club for at least three years. President; Rose Kraemer. Membership information; Patty at 239-653-9229 or Trisha at 715-933-0883.Luncheon information; Sandi at 239-642-3333. Mail luncheon checks for $40.00 to Just Friends, PO Box 1685, Marco Island, 34146. Duplicate Bridge ClubThe ACBL sanctioned Duplicate Bridge at Jewish Congregation of Marco Island resumes Tuesday, Dec. 17, through March at the Synagogue, located at 991 Winterberry Drive. The game begins at 1 pm. For information contact the Chair-Richard Perlman at 609 306 9732. Jolley Roger Crossword Puzzle ClubThe Jolley Roger Puzzle Club meets every Wednesday afternoon to discuss, dissect and otherwise chat about The New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle. If tackling the Sunday puzzle is part of your regular routine and you would like to get together with people who share your hobby, call Lee at 394-1492 or Lynn at 609-678-0424 for meeting time and location. Rhode Island ClubThe group meets the last Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. If you would like to join in a social event with Rhode Islanders who are wintering in Southwest Florida at a variety of venues, call Ann Sepe at 401-632-6099. Marco Island Shell ClubWorkshops for the 2019-2020 season continue through March 10. Workshops are held on Tuesday mornings from 8:45 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the United Church of Marco, 320 N Barfield Dr. Join us and become members to create beautiful Shell Art for our craft sales. Proceeds go to our education and scholarship funds. Contact us at www.marcoshellclub.com Republican ClubRepublican Club of South Collier County offers a speaker series once a month on Wednesdays at the Hammock Bay Country Club,1370 Borghese Lane, Naples at 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Scheduled events are as follows: Jan. 22, John Michael Chambers, author; Feb. 19, (District 1 debate – candidates) March 18, (Debate, Congressional District 19) For additional information, please visit marcogop.org or contact VP Len Schuman at 917-640-7564. Calusa Garden ClubBusiness meetings begin at 12:30 p.m. and speakers begin at 1:15 p.m. the second Monday of the month, October through March, at the Fellowship Hall of Wesley United Methodist Church, 350 S. Barfield, Marco Island. Community members interested in gardening, floral design and environmental issues are welcome to attend and invited to join the group. Information: Susan Neustadt at 609.618.7357; email calusagardenclub@aol.com; visit calusa.org. Marco Island Lions ClubMeetings held the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant, 4335 Tamiami Trail East, Naples. Information: Bruce Miles, 239-394-1020. Club is not active in July, August and September. Kiwanis ClubThe Kiwanis Club of Marco Island meets the first and third Thursday at 7 a.m. for breakfast and meeting at Stonewalls, 551 S. Collier Blvd. Guest welcome. Information: President Pat Hagedorn, 450-8901. Knights of Columbus #6344Interested in joining the Marco Knights of Columbus #6344? Contact John DeRosa at 239-272-0816 or Richard Gabrys at 414-828-4408. Italian American SocietyThe Italian American Society of Marco Island will hold their monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, November though April, at Mackle Park's Community room. Doors open at 6 p.m. with meetings starting at 6:30. This energetic group of men and women are dedicated to remembering their roots while socializing through dinners, dances, bocce, trips, golf and so much more. Anyone over the age of 21 who is of Italian heritage or by marriage is eligible. For more information: iasmi.org or call Ralph Madonna, 239 970-2032 or Ann D'Onofrio, 239 642-3940. Sunrise Rotary ClubThe Rotary Club of Marco Island Sunrise meets 7:30 a.m., every Tuesday at Stonewalls, 551 S. Collier Boulevard. Breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. with meeting following. Information: marcoislandsunriserotary.org. Noontime Rotary ClubThe Marco Noontime Rotary Club meets on Thursdays, which varies during the summer months. For meeting time and location, visit marcoislandrotary.org. Marco Island Men's ClubThe club meets at 10 a.m. the second Thursday of each month at United Church of Marco Island, 320 N. Barfield Drive. MMC is open to residents of Marco Island, Goodland and the Isles of Capri. Information:Charlie Erker at239-259-8054 or marcomensclub.com. Marco Island Woman's ClubMarco Island Woman's Club awards scholarships to graduating high school students, who live on Marco Island, and supports various local nonprofit organizations. The group meets for lunch at 11:30 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month. Information: President Sue Ellen Welch at 781-635-5240 or marcowomansclub.com. Democratic Women's ClubThe Democratic Women's Club of Marco meets from 5 until 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Mackle Community Park, 1361 Andalusia Terrace Marco Island. Our goal is to raise awareness of policy matters pertaining to all, and to encourage and support those qualified to seek elected office. We host monthly socials and coffees, as well as "Meet and Greets" for those running for public office. Contact DWCM@gmail.com for additional information. America's Boating Club – Marco IslandAmerica's Boating Club, founded in 1914 as the United States Power Squadrons, is a national educational and social organization promoting boating and watercraft skills, safety and fun. Here on Marco, we enjoy boating cruises and social events, and conduct nationally recognized classes in boat handling, navigation, boating safety. The club also offers free vessel safety check certifications and performs public service surveys of our waterway navigation aids. Everyone with an interest in boating is welcome. For more information, come to our monthly social hour at CJ's every fourth Wednesday at 5 p.m., to one of our dinner meetings, or call us at 239/393-0150. Information: MarcoBoatingClub.org. Coast Auxiliary Flotilla 95The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was created by the United States Congress in 1939 and is the leading agency protecting Americas Seaward Frontier in Recreational Boating. They are the Uniformed Civilian Component of the United States Coast Guard in nearly all mission areas. Several Boating Seamanship Classes are conducted year round at Marco Flotilla 9-5 Auxiliary Station, 905 Caxambas Pass Park. Information: 239-384-7416 or cgauxcourses@gmail.com. SAMISailing Association of Marco Island (SAMI) is the club for those people interested in sailing or just meeting others who share a love of sailing. We have day or overnight cruises planned throughout the year, participate in a yearly regatta, meet for dinner or hold potlucks, and have interesting speakers. We welcome new members. Check our website: samisailor.org. Membership contact is Laura Kolpack at 608-385-8123. Marco Island Yacht ClubWhen you cross the Jolley Bridge entering Marco Island, the first thing you'll see to the right of the bridge is the Marco Island Yacht Club (MIYC). Members enjoy a full calendar of social and boating events, plus waterfront dining with the most spectacular views on the Island. We are currently welcoming new members. Check our website marcoislandyachtclub.net or call our membership director at 239-394-0199. Marco Bay Yacht ClubMarco Bay Yacht Club is the oldest and most active yacht club on Marco Island with numerous cruise and social events a year. The club has boating events for both large and small vessels. There's a club social at CJ's on the Bay at 4:30 p.m. on the last Monday of the month. New potential members are always welcome. Come visit and see if this is the boating club for you. Information: Judy Sacher, Membership Chair, 239-777-4604 or Judy.Sacher@aol.com. AAUWAmerican Association of University Women's Mission: Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. The AAUW Marco Island Branch meets at 9 a.m., October through April, on the third Monday of the month at the United Church on Barfield Drive. Information: Durell Buzzini, director for membership, 207-745-4679. Sailing solo singles groupMarco Lutheran Church's singles group meets on the fourth Sunday of each month from 4 to 6 p.m. Join for refreshments, discussions, programs, projects and lots of good friendship and fun. Information: 394-0332. Marco Island WritersMarco Island Writers meets from 6 until 8 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month, year round, at Mackle Park Community Center, 1361 Andalusia Terrace; Marco Island (Burrowing Owl Room). Free. All skill levels welcome. Joanne Tailele, President Joanne.tailele@gmail.com; marcoislandwritersinc@gmail.com or marcoislandwriters.com. Note: August meeting is 6:30 until 8:30 p.m.; no September meeting. Great Books Discussion GroupThe Great Books Discussion Group meets the second and fourth Monday of the month from 3-5 p.m. Excerpts from great literature, including short stories are read and discussed. Information: George at 239-970-6644 or 610-710-5861. Marco Island French ClubIf you enjoy meeting new friends and conversing in French, come join the Marco Island French Club. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere "en français!" The pot-luck breakfast get-togethers are held on the first Friday morning of the month, with members taking turns hosting the group in their home or condo. Information: Isabelle Adly at 239-963-8646. Civil Air PatrolMarco Island Senior Squadron meets 7 p.m. the first and third Mondays in the CAP Hangar at Marco Island Executive Airport at the end of Mainsail Dr., off Collier Blvd. South (State Road 951). First Lt. Robert G. Boone, Squadron Commander, at 239-389-1273. Information: marcoislandcap.org. American Legion Post 404Meetings are held at 11 a.m., on the third Tuesday of each month at Marco Lutheran Church, 525 N. Collier Blvd. Marco Island; all veterans are welcome. By and act of congress signed into law by the President all active and honorable discharged Military veterans from 1941 on are eligible to belong to the American Legion. Contact info: John Apolzan at 317-432-7055 or Lee Rubenstein at 239-564-9894. Marco Island Foundation for the ArtsIncorporated in 2003, the Marco Island Foundation for the Arts is a charitable non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that strives to brig literary, visual and performing arts events to the Marco Island community. Board meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month. Interested persons are welcome to attend. Information: 239-389-0280 or www.marcoislandfoundation.org. Marco Island War VeteransMeets the second Tuesday, at the Mutual of Omaha Bank on San Marco Road at 7 p.m. at the rear entrance to the bank. The group sells U.S.-made flags of all types at wholesale prices using proceeds for veterans' relief and welfare. New male and female veterans who served in combat areas are needed. Transfers are accepted from other Posts. Contact Dave Gardner at 239-289-5862. Shrine ClubThe Marco Island Shrine meets every Friday at 11:30 a.m. for fun and fellowship. All Masons and Shriners are welcome. Call for location. Information: Bob Bacon at 239-398-9957. Daughters of the American RevolutionChapter meets the third Thursday of the month at 10:30 at Island Country Club. Visiting and prospective member are welcome. Information, Karen Lombardi at 239-394-0028. Sons of the American RevolutionChapter meets the second Thursday of each month, October through May, at 11:30 a.m. at The Tiburon Golf Club in North Naples. Visiting Compatriots and prospective members are welcome. Information: email NaplesSAR@gmail.com or call Ed Lary, Chapter Registrar, at 239-732-7280. Sons & Daughters of ErinSouthwest Florida Sons & Daughters of Erin meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month at San Marco Catholic Church Parrish, 851 San Marco Road. Information: Kathleen Reynolds, 239-394-0220. La Mesa EspañolaLa Mesa Espanola meets Wednesdays (November through April) 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Stonewall's for coffee and conversation in Spanish. The group also sponsors films, social events, and a reading group. For more information, contact Michael Bombyk michael.bombyk@usinternet.com. Marco Island Paddlers AssociationMarco Island Paddlers Association Inc. (MIPA) is a nonprofit association for people interested in Kayak, SUP or Canoe paddling in the broader Marco Island Area. MIPA host group paddles, training sessions, and paddle related meetings and events. Information: email mi.paddlers.assoc@gmail.comor visit meetup.com/Marco-Island-Paddling-Association/. Scuba Marco Dive Club'All divers and water lovers are welcome to come join our casual gatherings the last Friday of the month, 6:30 p.m. at Scuba Marco (1141 Bald Eagle Dr). We share stories, meet new dive buddies, plan dive travel, and have monthly educational seminars. Refreshments provided. Call or email Jessi at 239-389-7889, info@scubamarco.com. Car Guys BreakfastFirst Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m. at the Sand Bar, 826 E Elkcam Circle, Marco Island. Details call Keith Pershing 239-394-1887. Marco Island Corvette and Muscle Car ClubCorvette and classic muscle cars gather every Friday at 8 p.m. in the Marco Town Center parking. All Corvettes and muscle cars are welcome. The club also hosts a weekly Saturday morning car cruise (10 a.m. until 1 p.m.) at the Marco Island Lutheran Church located on 525 N Collier Blvd. Information: marcoislandcorvettes.com. Antique Automobile Club of AmericaThe Naples-Marco Island Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America is now meeting at 7 p.m. every third Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Naples, 388 First Avenue South, Naples. Information: 239-642-0147 or naplesmarcoaaca.org. Marco Island Road RunnersThe Marco Island Road Runners Club meets every Saturday morning at 8 a.m. at Mackle Park. All running levels are welcomed. Find us on Facebook at Marco Island Road Runners or email Scott@ scotthicks11@gmail.com. MIMYCThe MIMYC sails Sundays from 2 until 4 p.m. at Mackle Park. The MIMYC has been in existence since 2008 and host the Annual Marco Island RC Laser Championships the first weekend of March. Information: 239-642-1825. Toastmasters ClubMeetings are every Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. at the Centennial Bank, 645 East Elkcam Circle, Marco Island. Everyone is welcomed. Contact: Chris Pritchard, colliertoastmasters@gmail.com or visit 1126118.toastmastersclubs.org/. Marco Wine Tasting GroupClub's purpose is tasting wines and meeting new friends. This is not for profit and is noncommercial. If interested, call Carol Martin 239-784-3025 for details. Civitan ClubCivitan International is an organization of volunteer service clubs around the world, dedicated to helping the needs of their communities with an emphasis on intellectually/developmentally disabled people. The Marco Island Civitan Club meets the first Thursday of the month at noon at Margarita's Restaurant plus social/educational gatherings. For information call Pres. Bob Kircher 239-774-2623 or e-mail bobkircher856@gmail.com. Visit civitan.org to lean about the Civitan International Research Center. Island KnittersAll knitters are welcome, expert to novice, every Wednesday from 12:30 until 3:30 p.m. at Mackle Park. Join us to share your stitches and your stories. Free of charge, walk-ins welcome. Parks and Recreation Department, Frank E. Mackle Community Park, 1361 Andalusia Terrace Marco Island. Information: 239-642-0575, cityofmarcoisland.com. Marco Association of Condominiums (MAC)MAC meets on the third Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. at the Marco Island Historical Society's Rose Hall (across the street from the library). Information: 239-394-3222 or mac-online.org for a listing of topics and speakers at upcoming meetings. Marco Meetup GroupThe group is a social activities club for adult couples and singles. There are no dues or fees. Information: 239-595-4661 or curt.dixon@yahoo.com. Southwest Florida Ski and Travel ClubSnow skiing in Southwest Florida? Join fellow skiers and snowboarders for updates on our upcoming ski, non-ski trips and social activities. Business meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month; 6:30 p.m. at the Parrot Room at Gulf Coast Inn; 2555 Tamiami Trail N. (Route 41); Naples. Information: naplesskiclub.com or 239-839-3711. Alpha Chi Omega AXO alumni monthly luncheonsThe Alpha Chi Omega Alumni Chapter is open to alumnae of Alpha Chi Omega chapters across the country. Call Donna at 239-594-9401 or emaildeltapidelta.axo@gmail.com. Kappa Alpha Theta AlumnaeKappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Chapter hosts a lunch bunch on the second Monday of each month from May to October at different local restaurants. Information: Pat Morton, 239-213-0474 or mortonsel@comcast.net. K5MI Marco Island Amateur Radio ClubAt 11:30 a.m. every Thursday at Joey D's, 701 Bald Eagle Dr., Marco Island. All hams and others interested in amateur radio welcomed for good discussion on all amateur radio topics. Marco Hams currently monitor repeater 443.65 Mhz plus 5 Mhz offset PL 141.3 Hz and the repeater is used for lunch talk-in. Contact Jim K3AVR 239-595-6683 or Bob W1IZT 239-287-3272. Great Decisions of Marco IslandThe Naples Council on World Affairs (NCWA) offers a small group discussion program on a variety of international topics of interest to globally minded residents. The group meets for two hours once a week during the season (January through March) for a total of eight weeks. There is a reading book provided and videos are also available. Participants must be members of the NCWA and must sign up for the Great Decisions Program (see NCWA website for details). Information: George at 239-970-6644 or 610-710-5861. Safari Club International Marco IslandCome join the great benefits of Safari Club International. An organization dedicated to promote safe ethical hunting, fishing and safe firearms responsibility. Membership open to all. For information on meetings, events and upcoming fellowships for residence of Marco Island, email Gregory Cheek at cheekhouse@aol.com. For more listings, navigate to the Life section and click on Club Briefs at marconews.com. 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| Dog About Town: Shopping, parties and more things to do - The Dallas Morning News Posted: 31 Jan 2020 03:53 AM PST /arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-dmn.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5XX3FSL5XNBKDOBENBTMQDJS2Y.jpg) The Shops at Legacy in Plano has a PupStops program with window stickers to let you know which businesses welcome dogs. Look for them at: •ALTOUR American Express travel services •Benchmark Bank •Benefit Cosmetics* •Bluemercury* beauty products and services •Cafe Intermezzo* (patio) •Cafe Istanbul (patio) •Cariloha Bamboo* boutique •Circa 2000* Fine Apparel •Cru* (patio) •Cryo1one cryotherapy (lobby) •East Hampton Sandwich Co.* (patio) •The Ginger Man* (patio) •Kendra Scott* jewelry •The Marriott (patio) •Mia Fiori* flowers, plants and gifts •Pepper Smash (patio) •RA Sushi* (patio) •Ringo's Pub* •Scout & Molly's Boutique* •TravisMathew* men's apparel •Urban Outfitters* •Village Burger Bar (patio) An asterisk means they have a water bowl and/or treats for customers. Find more at shopsatlegacy.com/events-promotions. Also on the schedule •Homegrown Hounds Dog Deli and Bakery in Las Colinas invites four-leggers to make a Valentine's paw painting during store hours through Feb. 16. They are 8 by 5.5 inches, with two styles to choose from (bouquet, bee mine, love bugs or hearts). 5620 N. O'Connor Blvd. A $10 donation is requested. 888-929-2697. facebook.com/snackinwaggin. •The Pet Fur'tographer will be at Bark Avenue Market (5615 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 230) from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Pet Supermarket (5611 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 150) from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, both in Colleyville. Available sets include Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day and bluebonnets. Package prices start at $30. To reserve a spot, call 817-656-2275 (Bark Avenue) or the photographer at 817-988-9839. Walk-ins are also welcome. facebook.com/LLEthepetfurtographer. •You can also get a Valentine's portrait of your four-legger(s) at: Arlington Animal Services Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There will also be a kissing booth benefiting Respect A Bull. 1000 SE Green Oaks Blvd. Pictures are $5. 817-459-5898. facebook.com/arlingtonpets. EarthWise Pet Supply in Frisco from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. A $10 donation to Rescue Row, which will be there with adoptable dogs, is suggested. Photos will be available to download. 252 W. Stonebrook Parkway. 972-301-8277. facebook.com/earthwisepetfrisco. Steam Theory Brewing Co. from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. The sessions will benefit Cody's Friends Rescue, which is bringing its adoption bus. 340 Singleton Blvd., Suite 100. $20 for three full-size JPEGs. facebook.com/CFRDallas. •Mutts Canine Cantina will host a pregame yappy hour featuring $3 Mutts Mosas, bloody Marys and breakfast tacos on Super Bowl Sunday. In Dallas (2889 Cityplace W. Blvd., 214-377-8723) and Fort Worth (5317 Clearfork Main St., 817-377-0151). Entrance to the play areas is free for members; a day pass is $8.95 (vaccinations required). There's no charge to sit on the patio. muttscantina.com. •High Fives, which has a pooch-friendly patio, will host two viewing parties Sunday: the Puppy Bowl starting at 2 p.m and the Super Bowl starting at 5:30 p.m. There will be $5 cocktails, wine and craft beer from 2 to 5 and barbecue from Ferris Wheelers. 1804 McMillan Ave. 214-821-5555. facebook.com/highfivesdallas. •More meet and greets (dogs are welcome at all): Tails From the Heart Rescue at the Hollywood Feed in Allen from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. ... Dallas Street Dog Advocates at the Hollywood Feed in Richardson from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. ... Straydog at the PetSmart in Garland from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. ... The Legacy Humane Society at the Petco in Allen from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. ... Cane Rosso Rescue at the Cane Rosso in Deep Ellum from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. ... The Street Dog Project at the Hollywood Feed on Skillman from 12:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. ... The Greyhound Adoption League of Texas at the Orvis in Dallas from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Three Dog Bakery in Arlington from 1 to 3 p.m., both Saturday, and Petco in West Plano from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. ... Rockwall Pets at the Petco in Rockwall from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. •Also dog-friendly this weekend: the Deep Ellum Outdoor Market, which is going from monthly to weekly, on Saturday; and Super Bowl parties at Toller Patio and T&P Tavern in Fort Worth on Sunday. •Four-legged family members are welcome at Keller's night hikes on the first Monday of the month at 6 p.m. This month's will be on the trail behind Kroger at Rufe Snow Drive and North Tarrant Parkway, with green city of Keller flags at the starting point. facebook.com/kellerparksandrec. •Summer Down Under, a disc league for dogs and their two-leggers on Monday nights for five weeks, starts Feb. 3. At the Center for Canine Sports, 300 S. Kirby St. in Garland. facebook.com/East-Dallas-K9-Frisbee-Toss-Fetch-316729195506262. •More fun at Homegrown Hounds (details above): They will host a Valentine's Yappy Hour from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The festivities include a costume contest, playtime, free conversation heart cookies for the four-leggers and wine for the two-leggers. You can also BYOB. facebook.com/snackinwaggin. Ears up •The Texas Rangers have scheduled three Bark at the Park games at their new home, Globe Life Field in Arlington. They are on May 16, June 14 and Aug. 30. Tickets aren't on sale yet, but we'll let you know when they are. mlb.com/rangers/tickets/specials/bark-at-the-park. •McKinney's annual Krewe of Barkus parade, Feb. 23, will have the theme "A Barkus Salute to Popular Music: Puppies Go Pop Star." Register for the costume contest by Feb. 21 at mckinneytexas.org. •Artists for Animals' annual Concert for Kindness is set for March 8 at Moody Performance Hall (two-leggers only). All of the proceeds from the evening of music, photography and art will raise money for homeless pets. This year's beneficiaries are Dallas Cat Lady, Paws in the City and the Love Pit. Professional musicians will perform, and there will be food, beverages and a silent auction. Get your tickets, which are $100, at artistsforanimalstx.com. •Village Burger Bar is adding a Kids Fit Menu, which was made by local students and vetted by Medical City Hospital. It features a grilled turkey and cheese sandwich, a grilled chicken panini and grilled chicken strips, all with two servings of fruits and vegetables. The patios at their Uptown, West Village, North Dallas and Plano locations welcome four-leggers. facebook.com/villageburgerbardfw. •Coming up: grand opening of Humane Tomorrow's headquarters in Argyle on Feb. 8; Singles Sunday at the Shacks at Austin Ranch in The Colony on Feb. 9; a spaniel meetup at Mutts Canine Cantina on Feb. 10; Love on the Run in Irving on Feb. 15; Mardi Paws at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Yoga Poses With Pups at Dirty Burger Bar in The Colony and Dash for the Beads in the Bishop Arts District on Feb. 22; McKinney's Krewe of Barkus parade and the Oak Cliff Mardi Gras Parade on Feb. 23; Run for Rover in Carrollton and Rockers, Brews and Rescues at Legal Draft Beer Co. in Arlington on Feb. 29; the North Texas Irish Festival in Fair Park March 6-8; the Puptopia Festival on March 21; Paws in the Park at Lewisville's Railroad Park and Willow Bark in Willow Park on March 28; Dog Bowl in Fair Park on March 29; Paws in the Park in Keller on April 19; the Barks & Rec 5K at Rose Park in Mansfield on April 25. Send tips for B.K. on dog-friendly happenings and places to twoldt@dallasnews.com. Find more by searching for "Dog About Town" on Facebook, where we post event photos, and next Saturday in Briefing and at dallasnews.com. To subscribe, call 214-977-8333 or go to dallasnews.com/briefing. You can also follow us on Twitter at @Dog_About_Town and Instagram at bk_dog_about_town. Addition to our lists: Shake Shack in the Fort Worth Stockyards district. Lucky Dog Books in Oak Cliff has closed. Dog-friendly patios Note: Dog-friendly dining is outdoors and can depend on several factors, including the weather, how busy the restaurant is and who is working. Call ahead if you need to know for sure whether they can accommodate you. Please send additions or changes to twoldt@dallasnews.com. * means it has received the city's dog-friendly patio variance (available in Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Carrollton, Fairview, Arlington, Flower Mound, Frisco, Lewisville, Euless and McKinney). The rules: Dogs must stay off furniture, be leashed and under control and wear a rabies tag. They cannot eat off the establishment's dishes; they may be given water in a disposable container. "Weatherized" means the patio is tented and/or uses heat lamps when it gets chilly. Click here for a Google Sheets version of this list. Many thanks to pack member Stephanie Meeks for putting it together. Alcove Wine Bar*: 2907 State St., Dallas, 214-871-2200 AllGood Cafe: 2934 Main St., Dallas, 214-742-5362 America Gardens: 2833 Morton St., Fort Worth, 972-802-2242 America's Best Coffee: 1211 Debbie Lane, Mansfield, 817-473-8455 Angelina's Mexican Restaurant*: 4851 Main St., The Colony, 972-625-5372 Antebellum Ale House: 321 E. Oak St., Weatherford, 817-341-6625 Antonio Ristorante: 4985 Addison Circle, Addison, 972-458-1010 Anvil Pub: 2638 Elm St., Dallas, 214-741-1271 Ascension Coffee: 1621 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, 214-741-3211 Asian Mint*: 5450 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, 214-904-1055 Back 9: 4060 Belt Line Road, Addison, 214-272-7028 BackYard on Bell: 410 N. Bell Ave., Denton, 940-243-4990 Bandito's: 6615 Snider Plaza, Dallas, 214-750-6100 Barcadia* (except when crowded): 1917 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, 214-821-7300 Barley House*: 5612 SMU Blvd., Dallas, 214-824-0306 Barrel & Bones*: 2801 Plano Parkway, The Colony, 469-353-8810 Bartaco: 6130 Luther Lane, Dallas, 469-405-8226 Bavarian Grill: 221 W. Parker Road, Plano, 972-881-0705 bbbop Seoul Kitchen: 828 W. Davis St.* , Dallas, 469-248-3702 Becks Prime: 5931 Forest Lane* , Dallas, 972-661-8681 Bellagreen: 8041 Walnut Hill Lane (The Hill), Suite 810, Dallas, 972-639-5164 Beto & Son: 3011 Gulden Lane, Suite 108 (in Trinity Groves), Dallas, 469-249-8590 BFF Asian Grill and Bar: 2150 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 100, Arlington, 817-385-0760; and 1601 E. Debbie Lane, Suite 2105, Mansfield, 817-473-7233 Bird Cafe: 155 E. Fourth St. (Sundance Square), Fort Worth, 817-332-2473 Bistro 31: 87 Highland Park Village, #200, Dallas, 214-420-3900 Blatt Beer & Table: 7859 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, 469-372-2080 Blue Mesa: 14866 Montfort Drive, Addison, 972-934-0165 BoomerJack's (weatherized): The chain's patios in Bedford, Grapevine, Murphy, North Arlington, South Arlington, Fort Worth Cityview, North Fort Worth and West 7th welcome dogs, and most are big, lined with TVs, have outdoor bars and are cooled and heated. Bowen House: 2614 Boll St., Dallas, 214-484-1385 Bowlounge*: 167 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas, 214-741-7737 BrainDead Brewing*: 2625 Main St., Dallas, 469-286-9005 Bread Winners Cafe and Bakery: 3301 McKinney Ave.* , Dallas, 214-754-4940; and 5560 W. Lovers Lane* , #260, Dallas, 214-351-3339 Brewed: 801 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817-945-1545 Brew'n Blues Coffee House: 841 N. Tarrant Parkway, #100, Keller, 817-485-0909 Brix Bar & Grill*: 1410 K Ave., #1109A, Plano, 972-509-2749 Bryan Street Tavern: 4315 Bryan St., Dallas, 214-821-4447 Buffalo West: 7101 W. Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, 817-732-2370 Buffalo Wild Wings: 1400 S. Loop 288, #110, Denton, 940-387-0924 Burguesa Burger: 710 Fort Worth Ave., Dallas, 214-748-7376 Buzzbrews: 2300 Victory Park Lane* , Dallas, 214-871-2301; 5815 Live Oak St.* , #102, Dallas, 214-370-5815; 4154 N. Central Expressway* , Dallas, 214-826-7100; ; and 2801 Commerce St.* (in Deep Ellum), Dallas, 214-741-2801 Cadillac Pizza Pub: 112 S. Kentucky St., McKinney, 972-547-3833 Café Brazil*: Great people watching, and it's open 24/7. 3851 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, 214-461-8762 Cafe de France: 17370 Preston Road, Dallas, 972-733-3400 Cafe Gecko: 5290 Belt Line Road, Addison, 972-458-9884; 6145 Windhaven Parkway* , Plano, 972-797-7726; and 1381 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, 972-373-4359 Cafe Istanbul: 7300 Lone Star Drive, Suite C160 (Shops at Legacy), Plano, 972-398-2020 Cajun Place: 190 E. Stacy Road., Suite 1320 (Village at Allen), Allen, 972-678-4550 Campisi's: 1520 Elm St., Dallas, 214-752-0141; and 2115 Summer Lee Drive, Rockwall, 469-402-2603 Campuzano Mexican Food*: 2618 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, 214-526-0100 Cane Rosso: 2612 Commerce St.* , Dallas, 214-741-1188; 7328 Gaston Ave., Dallas, 214-660-3644; 1301 S. Broadway St.* , Carrollton, 214-731-6402; and 815 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817-922-9222 Cantina Laredo: 4546 Belt Line Road, Addison, 972-458-0962 Capitol Pub*: 2401 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, 214-887-9330 Caves Lounge: 900 W. Division St., Arlington, 817-460-5510 Cedar Springs Tap House*: 4123 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 100, Dallas, 214-377-7446 Celebration*: 4503 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, 214-351-5681 Celt Irish Pub*: 100 N. Tennessee St., McKinney, 972-562-2929 Chadra Mezza: 1622 Park Place Ave., Fort Worth, 817-924-2372 Chan Thai: 312 W. Seventh St., Dallas, 214-948-9956 Charlie's Creole Kitchen: 2129 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-821-8890 Chat Room: 1263 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817-922-8319 Chef Point: Four-leggers are welcome on the covered patio at this foodie favorite located in a gas station. 5901 Watauga Road, Watauga, 817-656-0080 Chelsea Corner: 4830 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 469-726-2211 Chicken Scratch/the Foundry* (weatherized): 2303 Pittman St., Dallas, 214-749-1112 Chill Sports Bar: 814 S. Main St., Grapevine, 817-310-0004 Chino Chinatown: 3011 Gulden Lane, Suite 110 (in Trinity Groves), Dallas, 469-513-7457 Chop House Burger*: 1501 Main St., Dallas, 214-741-2747 Chop Shop Sports Garage: 2661 Midway Road, Suite 109, Carrollton, 972-525-4753 Chuy's: 4544 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-559-2489 CiboDivino Marketplace*: 1868 Sylvan Ave. (Sylvan | Thirty), Dallas, 214-653-2426 Clutch*: 2520 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, 972-979-3460 Coffee House Cafe* (weatherized): 6150 Frankford Road, Dallas, 972-232-2333 Cold Beer Co.*: 3600 Main St., Dallas, 214-370-9301 Community Beer Co.: 1530 Inspiration Drive, Dallas, 214-751-7921 Company Cafe*: 2104 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-827-2233 Cork & Growler: 8979 FM423, Suite 100, Frisco, 469-980-7499 Corner Market: Dogs are also welcome in their adjoining flower/gift shop. 3426 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-826-8282 Costa Vida: 5615 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 390, Colleyville, 817-656-1700 Cotton Patch Cafe: 190 E. Stacy Road, Suite 1108 (Village at Allen), Allen, 972-678-4105 Cowboy Chicken: 190 E. Stacy Road, Suite 1300 (Village at Allen), Allen, 972-678-3020 Cowtown Brewing Co.: 1301 E Belknap St., Fort Worth, 817-489-5800 Crafty Irishman Public House: 1800 Main St., #102, Dallas, 972-707-7589 CrushCraft Thai Street Eats*: 2800 Routh St. (Quadrangle), Dallas, 972-677-7038 Dalat: 2537 N. Fitzhugh Ave., Dallas, 214-827-3200 Dallas Chop House*: 1717 Main St., Dallas, 214-736-7300 Dallas Grilled Cheese Co.*: 310 W. Seventh St., Dallas, 214-944-5515 Deep Ellum Brewing Co.: 2823 St. Louis St., Dallas, 214-888-DEBC Deep Ellum Distillery: 2817 Canton St., Dallas, 214-888-1256 Delaney Vineyards: 2000 Champagne Blvd., Grapevine, 817-481-5668 Dempsey's Place*: 310 E. Louisiana St., McKinney, 214-842-8811 DeVivo Bros. Eatery: 750 S. Main St., Suite 165, Keller, 817-431-6890 Digg's Taco Shop*: 7325 Gaston Ave., Dallas, 469-930-9504; and 6309 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas, 214-520-0155 Dirty Burger Bar*: 5800 Windhaven Parkway (in the Shacks at Austin Ranch Dining & Dog Park), The Colony, 1-833-4SHACKS Dodie's Cajun (outside fence): 2067 Summer Lee Drive, Rockwall, 972-771-0004 Dodie's Reef*: 2821 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-823-7333 Dot's Hop House & Cocktail Courtyard*: 2645 Commerce St., Dallas, 214-230-3687 Double Wide (except when crowded): 3510 Commerce St., Dallas, 214-887-6510 Dough Pizzeria: 5960 W. Parker Road, #286, Plano, 469-814-0269 Dream Café: 2800 Routh St.* (Quadrangle, weatherized), Dallas, 214-954-0486; and 6465 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 214-824-2503 Dubliner*: 2818 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-818-0911 Duff's Famous Wings: 2787 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817-421-8181 East Bound and Down Icehouse: 3826 Ross Ave., Dallas, 214-455-3112 East Side: 117 E. Oak St., Denton, 940-218-1401 Eastwood's Bar: 3407 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 469-802-6664 Easy Slider*: 2701 Main St., Dallas, 469-917-7111 EatZi's: 3403 Oak Lawn Ave.* , Dallas, 214-526-1515; 5600 W. Lovers Lane* , Dallas, 214-358-3100; 6025 Royal Lane* , #208, Dallas, 972-499-6379; and 5967 W. Parker Road* , Plano, 972-535-6305 Edith's French Bistro*: 5331 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 160, Dallas, 214-887-4805 Eight Bells Alehouse: 831 S. Exposition Ave., Dallas 18th & Vine Barbeque: 4100 Maple Ave., Dallas, 214-443-8335 Einstein Bros. Bagels: most locations, including 3827 Lemmon Ave., Dallas, 214-526-5221; and 2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817-749-0601 El Bolero*: 2722 N. Fitzhugh Ave., Dallas, 214-238-2211 El Primo's: 2300 Matlock Road, Mansfield, 817-225-4140 Ellen's Southern Kitchen: 1790 N. Record St., Dallas, 469-206-3339 Emporium Pies: 314 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, 469-206-6126, and 2708 Main St., Dallas, 972-982-2757 Eno's Pizza Tavern*: 407 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, 214-943-9200 Enzo's NY Pizzeria: 990 Parker Square, Flower Mound, 972-899-9989 Espumoso Caffé: 408 N. Bishop Ave., #105, Dallas, 214-948-2055 Eureka!: 3700 McKinney Ave., Suite 126 (West Village), Dallas, 972-993-2222 Farina's Winery & Cafe: 202 N. Houston St., Granbury, 817-579-5300 Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ: 1950 Market Center Blvd., Dallas, 214-741-4141 5th Street Patio Cafe*: 8621 Fifth St., Frisco, 972-377-3483 Fine China: 1914 Commerce St. (Statler hotel), Dallas, 469-320-8996 Fireside Pies* (weatherized): 2820 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, 214-370-3916 First Round Draft Bar & Grill*: 8898 Coleman Blvd., Frisco, 469-353-8233 Fish Creek: 4899 E. Interstate 20, Willow Park, 817-441-1746 Flatbread Company: 1720 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 972-918-3999 Flying Fish: 5100 Belt Line Road, Dallas, 972-851-3474; and 1838 Irving Blvd., Dallas, 214-390-9311 Flying Saucer the Lake (if the door to the patio is locked, they'll open it for you): 4821 Bass Pro Drive, Garland, 972-226-0725 Fox & Hound*: 18918 Midway Road, Dallas, 972-732-0804 Foxtrot Market: 2822 N. McKinney Ave., Dallas, facebook.com/foxtrotmarket Freebirds World Burrito: 190 E. Stacy Road, Suite 1400 (Village at Allen), Allen, 972-678-4040 Free Man Cajun Cafe & Lounge (except when crowded): 2626 Commerce St., Dallas, 214-377-9893 Frisco Rail Yard: 9040 First St., Frisco, 972-294-5436 Frogg Coffee Bar & Creperie: 832 Market St. (Watters Creek), Allen, 469-342-6881 Frosty Drive N: 1002 Fort Worth Drive, Denton, 940-387-5449 Fuel City Tacos: 801 S. Riverfront Blvd., Dallas, 214-426-0011 Fuzzy's Taco Shop: most locations, including 4740 W. Mockingbird Lane (near Love Field), Dallas, 214-352-8226; 13881 Midway Road, Suite 105, Farmers Branch, 972-387-8226; 2661 Midway Road, Suite 236, Carrollton, 972-931-8226; 5710 Rufe Snow Drive, North Richland Hills, 817-485-3899; 5810 Long Prairie Road* , #100, Flower Mound, 972-355-8226; 1288 W. Main St., Suite 117, Lewisville, 972-539-8226; 3100 Grapevine Mills Road, #101, Grapevine, 972-221-8226; 2030 Glade Road, Suite 296, Grapevine, 817-416-8226; 1363 W. Euless Blvd., Euless, 817-267-8226; 1601 E. Debbie Lane, Suite 1101, Mansfield, 817-453-1682; and 115 Industrial St., Denton, 940-380-8226 Garden Cafe*: 5310 Junius St., Dallas, 214-887-8330 Gator's: 1714 N. Market St., Dallas, 214-748-0243 Getfried Fry Cafe: 2656 Main St., Dallas, 214-782-9707 Ginger Man: 2718 Boll St.* , Dallas, 214-754-8771; 7205 Bishop Road, Suite E1 (Shops at Legacy), Plano, 469-814-8299; and 1512 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817-778-8846 Gloria's: 600 N. Bishop Ave.* , Dallas, 214-942-1831; 3715 Greenville Ave.* , Dallas, 214-874-0088; 4140 Lemmon Ave.* , Dallas, 214-521-7576; 3223 Lemmon Ave.* (side patio), Dallas, 214-303-1166; and 2079 Summer Lee Drive (outside fence), Rockwall, 972-772-4088 Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House*: 1154 Peavy Road, Dallas, 214-324-3335 Grease Monkey (side patio): 200 N. Mesquite St., Arlington, 817-665-5454 Green Door Public House*: 600 S. Harwood St., Dallas, 214-749-0240 Greenville Avenue Pizza Co.*: 1923 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-826-5404 Grill on the Alley*: 13270 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, 214-459-1601 Grove at Harwood: 3019 McKinnon St., Dallas, 214-663-1001 Grrrowler's Tap Room and Beer Garden: 5800 Windhaven Parkway (in the Shacks at Austin Ranch Dining & Dog Park), The Colony, 1-833-4SHACKS Grub Burger Bar*: 4925 Greenville Ave., #150, Dallas, 972-370-3636 Halal Guys*: 1811 Greenville Ave., #145, Dallas, 214-377-9113 Halcyon Coffee Bar and Lounge*: 2900 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 469-547-2265 Happiest Hour: 2616 Olive St. (at Harry Hines), Dallas, 972-528-0067 Harlowe MXM*: 2823 Main St., Dallas, 214-624-3310 Harry's at the Harbor*: 6601 Mediterranean Drive (Adriatica), McKinney, 214-592-0240 Harwood Tavern*: 333 Harwood St., Dallas, 469-889-7904 Hash House A Go Go (front patio only)* : 1900 Preston Road, #343, Plano, 972-867-4646 Henderson Tap House*: 2323 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, 972-677-7947 Henry's Majestic*: 4900 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 469-893-9400 HG Sply Co.*: 2008 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 469-334-0896 High Fives*: 1804 McMillan Ave., Dallas, 214-821-5555 Hopdoddy Burger Bar: 3227 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-871-2337; 6030 Luther Lane* , Suite 100 (Preston Center), Dallas, 214-363-2337; and 5100 Belt Line Road, #502, Addison, 972-387-2337 Hot Off the Press: 1950 Main St. (in Main Street Garden), Dallas, 214-579-9783 Houndstooth Coffee: 1900 N. Henderson Ave.* (front patio only), Dallas, 972-863-9080; 9730 N. Central Expressway* (The Hill), Dallas, 469-399-7653; and 1878 Sylvan Ave.* , E150, Dallas, 214-238-2643 Howard Wang's: 3223 Lemmon Ave.* , Dallas, 214-954-9558; and 1471 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817-488-6667 Hub Streat*: 1212 E. 14th St., Plano, hub.st Hunky's*: 4000 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, 214-522-1212 I Fratelli Pizza: all locations with outdoor seating, including 2815 Allen St.* , Dallas, 214-720-0070 Ida Claire: 5001 Belt Line Road, Dallas, 214-377-8227 Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery: 509 W. State St., Garland, 972-272-2400 Iron Cactus: 1520 Main St., Dallas, 214-749-4766 Italia Express*: 4000 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, 214-521-3300 Italian Cafe: 387 E. Las Colinas Blvd., #120, Irving, 972-401-0000 Ivy Tavern: 5334 Lemmon Ave., Dallas, 214-559-4424 Jakes: 2702 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-754-8001; and 2422 N. Henderson Ave.* , Dallas, 214-826-5253 Jason's Deli: 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 214-821-7021 JavaMeUp: 401 Cimarron Trail, Irving, 972-409-6838 Jonathon's Oak Cliff*: 1111 N Beckley Ave., Dallas, 214-946-2221 Kabuki Japanese Restaurant: 320 W. Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 110, Irving, 214-305-2868 Katy Trail Ice House*: 3127 Routh St., Dallas, 214-468-0600 Katy Trail Ice House Outpost*: 4700 W. Park Blvd., Plano, 972-599-9000 Kay's Restaurant & Bar*: 8010 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, 214-350-8070 Kent & Co. Wines (weatherized): 1101 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817-632-6070 Ketzler's Schnitzel Haus and Biergarten: 101 E. Pearl St., Granbury, 682-936-2777 Knife*: 5300 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 214-443-9339 Kotta Sushi Lounge: 2301 N. Akard St., Dallas, 972-773-9101 La Calle Doce: 415 W. 12th St., Dallas, 214-941-4304 La Duni: 4620 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-520-7300 La La Land Kind Cafe: 5626 Bell Ave., Dallas, 214-579-9550 Lake House Bar & Grill* (weatherized): 7510 E. Northwest Highway, Dallas, 214-484-8624 Lakewood Smokehouse: 1901 Abrams Road, Dallas, 972-677-7906 Lalo's Fine Mexican Cuisine: 18484 Preston Road, Dallas, 469-298-3017 Landmark Bar & Kitchen: 3008 Bledsoe St., Fort Worth, 817-984-1166 Las Palmas: 2708 Routh St., Dallas, 972-863-7900 Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar (weatherized): This lodge-inspired eatery's roomy patios are covered and have fans, heaters and a fireplace, and there's even a doggy menu. 5100 Belt Line Road, #500 (in Village on the Parkway), Addison, 469-754-1300; 241 E. Interstate 20 (in the Arlington Highlands center), Arlington, 682-276-7300; 8401 Preston Road* (near McDermott Road), Plano, 469-609-1570; and 2521 State Highway 121 (on the west side of 121, between Cheek-Sparger and Glade roads), Euless, 682-738-0861 Le Bilboquet: 4514 Travis St., #124, Dallas, 469-730-2937 Lee Harvey's* (weatherized): You'll find plenty of four-legged regulars at this Cedars favorite, along with live music and fire pits. 1807 Gould St., Dallas, 214-428-1555 LG Taps*: 3619 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 972-807-9329 Libertine Bar*: 2101 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-824-7900 Lion & Crown: 5001 Addison Circle, Addison, 972-503-5001 Lita's La Mexicana*: 7224 Independence Parkway, Plano, 972-618-4542 Little Lilly Sushi: 6100 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, 817-989-8886 Local: 211 Temple Hall Highway, Granbury, 817-559-5144 Lola's: 2736 W. Sixth St., Fort Worth, 817-877-0666 Londoner: 14930 Midway Road, Addison, 972-458-2444 Loon*: 3403 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-303-1151 Lost Oak Winery: 8101 County Road 802, Burleson, 817-426-6625 Lot*: Along with a pooch-friendly patio, this spot on the Santa Fe Trail has an off-leash area for four-legged guests. 7530 E. Grand Ave. (at Gaston), Dallas, 214-321-1990 Love Shack: 110 E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth, 817-740-8812 Lucy's Lot: 451 E. Northwest Highway, Grapevine, 817-778-0002 Luna Grill: 8041 Walnut Hill Lane (The Hill), Suite 1300, Dallas, 469-480-8480 Main Street Bistro & Bakery: 316 S. Main St., Grapevine, 817-424-4333 Malai Thai-Vietnamese Kitchen (upper patio): 3699 McKinney Ave. (West Village), Dallas, 214-599-7857 Mama Mia! Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria: 2935 Elm St., Dallas, 214-744-6262 Mama Pita Mediterranean Grill: 5800 Legacy Drive, Suite C6 (Shops at Legacy), Plano, 972-403-1609 Marie Gabrielle: This 1.5-acre garden oasis is open for breakfast and lunch weekdays. 2728 N. Harwood St., Dallas, 214-871-2097 Mario's Mexican & Salvadorian Restaurant*: 5404 Lemmon Ave., Dallas, 214-599-9744 Martin House Brewing Co. (outside areas): 220 S. Sylvania Ave., Suite 209, Fort Worth, 817-222-0177 Mattito's: 3102 Oak Lawn Ave.* , Dallas, 214-526-8181; and 7778 Forest Lane* (weatherized), Dallas, 214-377-9576 Medina Oven & Bar: 2304 Victory Park Lane, Dallas, 214-979-0003 Mercat Bistro: 2501 N. Harwood St., Dallas, 214-953-0917 Mi Cocina: 3699 McKinney Ave.* (West Village), Dallas, 469-533-5663; 6332 La Vista Drive* , Dallas, 214-824-6246; and 77 Highland Park Village, Dallas, 214-521-6426 Miriam Cocina Latina: 2015 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Dallas, 214-855-5275 Momo's Italian Restaurant: 2800 Routh St., #165 (the Quadrangle), 214-521-3009 Monica's Mex-Tex Cantina: 1326 S. Lamar St., Dallas, 214-928-7700 Monkey King Noodle Co.: 2933 Main St., Dallas, 469-713-2648 Mooyah Burgers & Fries: 190 E. Stacy Road, Suite 1714 (Village at Allen), Allen, 972-678-2940 Moxie's Grill & Bar: 100 Crescent Court, Suite 140, Dallas, 469-687-0050 Mutts Canine Cantina*: Pooches can play in their off-leash dog park, which has separate areas for small and large dogs, or order off the doggy menu while on leash on the patio. 2889 Cityplace W. Blvd. (at Oak Grove Avenue), Dallas, 214-377-8723; and 5317 Clearfork Main St., Fort Worth, 817-377-0151 Nazca Kitchen: 8041 Walnut Hill Lane (The Hill), Suite 854, Dallas, 214-696-2922 Neo Pizza Napoletana*: 2340 Victory Park Lane, Dallas, 214-522-9898 New Main Brewing Co.: 3533 Marathon St., Pantego, 682-990-2337 Newk's Eatery*: 5960 W. Parker Road, Plano, 469-298-2071 Nodding Donkey: 2900 Thomas Ave., Dallas, 214-239-1990 Nova: 1417 W. Davis St., Dallas, 214-484-7123 Oak Highlands Brewery: 10484 Brockwood Road, Dallas, 469-802-9455 Oak St. Drafthouse: 308 E. Oak St., Denton, 940-435-0404 Oak St. Pie Co.: 110 N. Oak St., Roanoke, 817-490-0994 Oddfellows*: 316 W. Seventh St., Dallas, 214-944-5958 Off the Bone Barbeque: 1734 S. Lamar St., Dallas, 214-565-9551 Ojeda's (if a table isn't ready, they'll set one up for you): 4617 Maple Ave., Dallas, 214-528-8383 Olivella's*: 6465 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 469-730-2626 Oliver's Eatery: 4727 Frankford Road, Dallas, 972-818-5445 OMG Tacos*: 5800 Windhaven Parkway (in the Shacks at Austin Ranch Dining & Dog Park), The Colony, 1-833-4SHACKS Opening Bell Coffee (weatherized): 1409 S. Lamar St., Dallas, 214-565-0383 Orno: 3908 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, 469-726-2004 OT Tavern: 3606 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 864-517-9393 Overeasy: 1914 Commerce St. (Statler hotel), Dallas, 469-320-8998 Ozzie Rabbit Lodge: 6463 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth, 817-446-9010 Palio's Pizza Cafe: 4855 Bryant Irvin Road, Fort Worth, 817-294-7254; 2200 N. Highway 157, Mansfield, 817-453-4992; and 460 Keller Parkway, Keller, 817-431-2344 Parigi (reservations recommended)*: 3311 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, 214-521-0295 Pearl Cup: 2701 Custer Parkway, Suite 917, Richardson Pecan Lodge*: It's counter service, and the line can be long, so you'll want to bring a two-legged friend too. 2702 Main St., Dallas, 214-748-8900 Penne Pomodoro: 6815 Snider Plaza, Dallas, 214-373-9911; and 11661 Preston Road* , Dallas, 214-368-3100 People's Last Stand*: 5319 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 210 (Mockingbird Station), Dallas, 214-370-8755 PhD: 1300 W. Davis St., Dallas, 214-942-0288 Pie Tap Pizza Workshop + Bar: 1212 Oak Lawn Ave.* , Dallas, 469-677-0997; and 2708 N. Henderson Ave.* , Dallas, 972-432-7800 Pie 314 Everyday Eatery: 2560 King Arthur Blvd., Lewisville, 972-899-2718 Piranha Killer Sushi*: 5801 Long Prairie Road, Suite 870, Flower Mound, 972-539-6052 Pizzeria Testa*: 3525 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 469-620-2266 Porch: 2912 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, 214-828-2916 Post at River East: 2925 Race St., Fort Worth, 817-945-8890 Pour House: 1919 Skillman St., Dallas, 214-824-1170 Press Cafe: 4801 Edwards Ranch Road, Fort Worth, 817-570-6002 Proper: 409 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817-984-1133 Public School 214*: 3700 McKinney Ave., #148 (West Village), Dallas, 214-599-6234 Quarter: 15201 Addison Road, Addison, 972-788-1919 Quarter Bar: 3301 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-754-4940 Rafa's Café Mexicano*: 5617 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, 214-357-2080 Ragin' Crab Café*: 2100 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-827-2722 Rapscallion*: 2023 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 469-291-5660 Redfield's Tavern: 2213 Butler St., Dallas, 214-477-2100 Reno's Chop Shop Saloon*: 210 N. Crowdus St., Dallas, 214-744-1200 Republic Street Bar: 201 E. Hattie St., Fort Worth, 817-615-9360 Righteous Foods: 3405 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, 817-850-9996 Rise (weatherized): 5360 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, 214-366-9900; and 5135 Monahans Ave. (Shops at Clearfork), Fort Worth, 817-737-7473 RJ Mexican Cuisine: 1701 N. Market St., Dallas, 214-744-1420 Rock & Brews*: 5351 Nebraska Furniture Mart Drive, The Colony, 972-584-1670 Rockfish Seafood & Grill: all locations, including in Arlington, Frisco, Highland Village, McKinney, Plano, Richardson, Southlake and The Colony Rodeo Goat: all locations, including in Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Rockwall and Cypress Waters Ross & Hall: 3300 Ross Ave., Dallas, 214-301-0973 Rover Grill and Bar: 8250 Gaylord Parkway, Frisco, 214-618-6222 Rudy's Bar-B-Q (outside picnic tables): 1790 N. Central Expressway, Allen, 214-383-5353; 451 E. Interstate 20, Arlington, 817-465-7839; and 520 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton, 940-484-7839 Ruins: 2653 Commerce St., Dallas, 972-707-0607 Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen: 700 E. Campbell Road, Richardson, 972-235-7992 Rusty Taco*: 4802 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-613-0508 Saffron House: 5100 Belt Line Road (Village on the Parkway), Dallas, 972-239-1800 Saint Ann: 2501 N. Harwood St., Dallas, 214-782-9807 Saint-Emilion: 3617 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, 817-737-2781 St. Pete's Dancing Marlin*: 2730 Commerce St., Dallas, 214-698-1511 Saint Rocco's New York Italian*: 3011 Gulden Lane, Suite 100 (in Trinity Groves), Dallas, 469-320-9707 Salerno's*: 3407 Long Prairie Road, Flower Mound, 972-539-9534 Sammy's Bar-B-Q: 2126 Leonard St., Dallas, 214-880-9064 Sapa House: This downtown Japanese/Vietnamese spot includes two dishes for four-leggers on its menu. 1623 Main St., #102, Dallas, 214-748-0746 Sassetta*: 1617 Hi Line Drive, Dallas, 214-307-5695 Savor/Relish*: 2000 Woodall Rodgers Freeway (in Klyde Warren Park), Dallas, 214-306-5597 Serious Pizza: 2807 Elm St., Dallas, 214-761-9999 Shady's Burger Joint: 9661 Audelia Road, Dallas, 469-726-2920; and 2701 Custer Parkway, Suite 915, Richardson, 214-484-2689 Shake Shack: This hot spot's menu includes doggy sundaes and biscuits. Because it's counter service, and the line can be long, you'll want to bring a two-legged friend too. 2500 N. Pearl St. (in Uptown's Crescent complex), Dallas, 214-983-1022; 6025 Royal Lane, Suite 305, Dallas, 469-445-2240; 7401 Windrose Ave., Suite 150, Plano, 972-665-7175; and 122 E. Exchange Ave., Suite 160, Fort Worth, 817-885-5420 Shakertins: 6910 Windhaven Parkway, #101, The Colony, 214-483-9834 Shannon Brewing Co. (except in the production area): 818 N. Main St., Keller, 817-337-9892 Shaw's Patio Bar & Grill: 1051 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817-926-2116 Shell Shack: 2326 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, 844-588-2722 Shep's Place: 816 S. Main St., Weatherford, 682-804-5002 Sidecar Social: The 20,000-square-foot "social lounge experience" has a huge all-season patio and a doggy entree on the menu: specially prepared chicken and rice, with proceeds going to Operation Kindness. 5100 Belt Line Road, Suite 401, 214-272-3950 Sip & Savor*: 3921 Coit Road, Plano, 972-318-9042 Slater's 50/50: This burger spot welcomes four-leggers on both patios (rooftop and out front) and has a doggy menu. 2817 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-888-0158 Sloan & Williams Winery: 112 E. Texas St., Grapevine, 817-416-9371 Snooze: An A.M. Eatery: 3211 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, 469-480-7250; 5100 Belt Line Road, Suite 824, Addison, 972-360-8990; and 8041 Walnut Hill Lane (The Hill), Suite 846, Dallas, 972-972-8730 Snuffer's: 3526 Greenville Ave.* , Dallas, 214-826-6850; and 4901 W. Park Blvd.* , Plano, 972-372-0782 Snug on the Square*: 109 N. Kentucky St., McKinney, 972-548-7684 Social Pie: 5855 Maple Ave., Dallas, 469-930-4483 Society Bakery*: 3610 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-827-1411 Souk: 3011 Gulden Lane, Suite 114 (in Trinity Groves), Dallas, 469-458-2233 Spiral Diner: 1314 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817-332-8834 Spoons Garage: 100 E. Louisiana St., McKinney, 972-548-6900 Stackhouse*: 2917 Gaston Ave., Dallas, 214-828-1330 Starbucks: many locations, including 2801 Allen St.* , 3699 McKinney Ave.* , 6859 Arapaho Road* , 6312 La Vista Drive* , 9440 Garland Road* , 5350 W. Lovers Lane* , 8520 Abrams Road* , 5223 Alpha Road* , 3100 Forest Lane* , 7325 Gaston Ave.* , 12262 Inwood Road* , 7995 LBJ Freeway* , 3701 W. Northwest Highway* , 102 Preston Royal Shopping Center* and 13556 Preston Road* , all in Dallas; and 2201 Preston Road, Suite E, Plano, 972-964-7020 Start: 4814 Greenville Ave.* , Dallas, 214-265-1411; and 4023 Lemmon Ave.* , Dallas, 214-599-7873 State & Allen*: 2400 Allen St., Dallas, 214-239-1990 Station Patio Icehouse: 111 W. Vine St., Keller, 682-593-7977 Steel City Pops*: 2012 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 972-807-9062 Stellar*: 2810 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, 214-782-9614 Stock & Barrel: 316 W. Davis St., Dallas, 214-888-0150 Stoneleigh P: 2926 Maple Ave., Dallas, 214-871-2346 Strangeways: 2429 N. Fitzhugh Ave., Dallas, 214-823-7800 Sundown at Granada* (weatherized): 3520 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-823-8305 Sushi Bayashi*: 3011 Gulden Lane, Suite 106 (in Trinity Groves), Dallas, 972-684-5906 Sushi Zushi*: 3636 McKinney Ave. (West Village), Dallas, 214-522-7253 Sweetwater Grill & Tavern (weatherized): 115 S. Elm St., Denton, 940-484-2888 T&P Tavern (weatherized): 221 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth, 817-885-8878 Tackle Box*: 5800 Windhaven Parkway (in the Shacks at Austin Ranch Dining & Dog Park), The Colony, 1-833-4SHACKS Tacodeli: 1878 Sylvan Ave.* (Sylvan | Thirty), Dallas, 214-760-1930; and 8041 Walnut Hill Lane (The Hill), Suite 1100, Dallas, 214-206-8980 Taco Diner*: 3699 McKinney Ave. (West Village), Dallas, 214-521-3669; and 7150 Skillman St., #190, Dallas, 469-609-0530 Taco Heads: 1812 Montgomery St., Fort Worth, 817-615-9899 Taco Joint*: 6434 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 214-821-8226 Tacos and Tequila*: 2800 Routh St. (Quadrangle), Dallas, 469-518-7888 Tacos Y Mas: 5419 Ross Ave., Dallas, 214-824-8079 Taqueria La Ventana: 1611 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-484-6803; 920 S. Harwood St., #140 (Dallas Farmers Market), Dallas, 214-646-8181; 3847 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, 972-432-5945; and 4180 Belt Line Road, Addison, 469-828-2035 Tate's: 2723 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-954-4141 Taverna: 3312 Knox St., Dallas, 214-520-9933 TCBY Frozen Yogurt/Subway*: 6402 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 214-821-5757 Ten Bells Tavern: 232 W. Seventh St., Dallas, 214-943-2677 Ten Ramen*: 5800 Windhaven Parkway (in the Shacks at Austin Ranch Dining & Dog Park), The Colony, 1-833-4SHACKS Texas Ale Project: 1001 N. Riverfront Blvd., Dallas, 214-965-0606 TGI Friday's: 1713 N. Market St., Dallas, 214-744-2936 3Eleven Kitchen and Cocktails: 311 N. Market St., #100, Dallas, 214-744-1423 Three Links (except during shows): 2704 Elm St., Dallas, threelinksdeepellum.com 303 Bar & Grill: 303 W. Davis St., Dallas, 214-942-3030 Tierney's Cafe & Tavern: 208 E. Main St., Lewisville, 972-353-2109 Times Ten Cellars*: 6324 Prospect Ave., Dallas, 214-824-9463 Tipsy Oak: 301 E. Front St., Arlington, 817-962-0304 TJ's Seafood Market & Grill: 4212 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, 214-219-3474 TMC's Patio: 3903 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, 214-521-4205 Toasted Coffee + Kitchen* (weatherized): 5420 Ross Ave., Suite 180, Dallas, 972-925-0512 Toller Patio: 3675 Ross Ave., Dallas, 214-369-0500 Top Round: 4800 Bryan St., Dallas, 214-647-1075 Torchy's Tacos: 5600 SMU Blvd.* , Dallas, 972-993-8226; 5921 Forest Lane* , Dallas, 972-720-9200; and 14760 Preston Ave.* , #124, Dallas, 214-379-1550 Toulouse Cafè and Bar (weatherized): 3314 Knox St., Dallas, 214-520-8999 Towers Tap House: 290 E. Eldorado Parkway, Little Elm, 214-483-1356 Trinity Hall: 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 250 (Mockingbird Station), Dallas, 214-887-3600 Truck Yard*: 5624 Sears St., Dallas, 469-500-0139 TruFire Kitchen & Bar: 6959 Lebanon Rd, Frisco, 214-872-3830; and 1239 Main St., Southlake, 817-488-6280 Tutta's Pizza: 1701 N. Market St., Suite 110, Dallas, 214-997-4909 20 Feet Seafood Joint*: 1160 Peavy Road, Dallas, 972-707-7442 Twisted Root Burger Co.: 2615 Commerce St., Dallas, 214-741-7668; 730 E. Campbell Road, Suite 330, Richardson, 214-570-9999; 310 E. Abram St., Suite 100, Arlington, 817-201-9669; 1111 S. Main St., Suite 1210, Carrollton, 214-449-8498; 2820 Central Drive, Bedford, 682-444-5650; 101 S. Oak St., Roanoke, 817-490-6628; and 232 Town Place (Village at Fairview), Fairview, 972-886-4045 II Brothers Grill & Bar: 8308 Preston Road, Suite 198, Plano, 972-712-8308 Two Corks and a Bottle: 2800 Routh St. (Quadrangle), Suite 140, Dallas, 214-871-9463 Unleavened Fresh Kitchen: 1900 Abrams Parkway, Dallas, 214-828-8700; and 8041 Walnut Hill Lane (The Hill), Suite 1120, Dallas, 214-360-4762 Uptown Pub*: 3605 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-522-5100 Urban Eatz: 1811 N. Greenville Ave., #100, Richardson, 972-470-9700 Urban Rio Cantina & Grill*: 1000 E. 14th St., Plano, 972-422-4466 Urban Vines Wine Bistro*: 9219 Garland Road, Dallas, 214-328-9463 Urbano Enchilada Taco Bar*: 1121 Flower Mound Road, Suite 570, Flower Mound, 469-763-9582 V-Eats Modern Vegan*: 3011 Gulden Lane, Suite 102 (in Trinity Groves), Dallas, 214-377-6009 Velvet Taco: 3012 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, 214-823-8358; 3411 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 469-862-8226; and 4622 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 469-248-8226 Veritas Wine Room*: 2323 N. Henderson Ave., Suite 103, Dallas, 214-841-9463 VH: 1115 N. Beckley Ave., Dallas, 214-946-1308 Vintage Grill: 202 Fort Worth Highway, Weatherford, 817-594-3750 Village Burger Bar: 3699 McKinney Ave.* (West Village), Dallas, 214-443-9998; 1845 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, #200, Dallas, 469-250 9057; 12300 Inwood Road* , #210, Dallas, 214-484-4679; and 5700 Legacy Drive, A5 (Shops at Legacy), Plano, 972-801-2772 W Hotel's Living Room Bar: 2440 Victory Park Lane, Dallas, 214-397-4100 Water Grill: 1920 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-306-7111 Wheelhouse*: 617 Hi Line Drive, Dallas, 214-307-5690 Whisk Crepes Cafe: 1888 Sylvan Ave. (Sylvan | Thirty), Dallas, 469-353-9718 Whistling Pig Neighborhood Pub*: 8786 Ferguson Road, #133, Dallas, 214-324-3186 Whitehall Exchange: 500 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, 214-946-3900 White Rock Alehouse & Brewery*: 7331 Gaston Ave., #100, Dallas, 214-989-7570 Whole Foods Market*: 2510 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 469-518-5814 Wild Detectives: 314 W. Eighth St., Dallas, 214-942-0108 Wild Salsa*: 1800 Main St., Dallas, 214-741-9453 Windmill Lounge: 5320 Maple Ave., Dallas, 214-443-7818 Wing Bucket: 1200 Main St., Dallas, 214-760-9491; and 101 S. Coit Road, Suite 10, Richardson, 972-238-9464 Woodlands* (side patio): 6073 Forest Lane, Dallas, 972-239-2024 Woodshed Smokehouse: 3201 Riverfront Drive, Fort Worth, 817-877-4545 World of Beer: 3252 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, 682-708-7021 Yard: 3017 Morton St., Fort Worth, 817-353-2073 Yard: 107 S. Church St., McKinney, 469-631-0035 Ye Olde Bull and Bush: 2300 Montgomery St., Fort Worth, 817-731-9206 Yellow Rose Steak & Chop House: 890 Parker Square, Flower Mound, 972-899-9820 Y.O. Ranch Steakhouse*: 702 Ross Ave., Dallas, 214-744-3287 Yolk: 1722 Routh St. (One Arts Plaza), Dallas, 214-855-9655 Ziziki's*: 4514 Travis St., #122, Dallas, 214-521-2233 Zoli's NY Pizza: 14910 Midway Road, Addison, 469-754-9654 Other dog-friendly businesses Academy Sports + Outdoors: some locations, including 4045 N. Central Expressway (south of Spring Creek Parkway), Plano, 972-633-4100 All Around Feed & Vet: 607 E. Bells Blvd., Bells, 903-965-7770 All Fur Fun Training and Event Center: 15559 Wright Brothers Drive, Addison, 469-208-8555 Altar'd State: 1450 Main St., Southlake, 817-778-4411 American National Bank of Texas: Their tellers, inside as well as in the drive-through, always have treats — biscuits for canine customers, lollipops for humans. 2703 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, 214-224-7300, www.anbtx.com Anthropologie: most locations, including 105 Highland Park Village, Dallas, 214-219-4510; 902 Market St., #P-500 (Watters Creek), Allen, 214-383-1140; 266 Grand Ave., #3D, Southlake, 817-310-6404; and 1540 S. University Drive, Fort Worth, 817-870-1842 Arabella's: 114 E. Louisiana St., McKinney, 972-562-0607 Argyle Feed: 1832 FM407, Argyle, 940-241-2444 Ark Country Store: 209 S. Highway 77, Waxahachie, 972-937-8860; and 502 W. Main St., Midlothian, 469-612-5050 Atwoods Ranch and Home: 6001 Jacksboro Highway, Lake Worth, 817-237-8574 Autoscope Foreign Car Care: 6134 Denton Drive (by Love Field airport), Dallas, 214-238-9447; 9796 Ferguson Road, Dallas, 214-238-9448; and 601 Coit Road, Plano, 972-696-7214 Backwoods: 2727 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, 817-332-2423 Backwoods Paddlesports: 480 N. Taylor St. (Panther Island Pavilion on the Trinity River), Fort Worth, streamsandvalleys.org Bark Avenue Market & Bakery: 5615 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 230, Colleyville, 817-656-2275 Bark Out Loud Doggie Boutique & Cafe: 1601 E. Debbie Lane, Suite 1111 (in the Shoppes di Lucca), Mansfield, 817-453-7989 Bass Pro Shops: 5001 Bass Pro Drive, Garland, 469-221-2600 Beading Dreams: 5629 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, 214-366-1112 Belmont Hotel: 901 Fort Worth Ave., Dallas, 214-393-2300 Benefit: 4022 Villanova Drive, #4021, Dallas, 214-764-8380 Betty Lou: 3207 Knox St., Dallas, 214-206-9514 Bill's Records: 1317 S. Lamar St., Dallas, 214-421-1500 Blissful Bark Dog Wash: 2701 Cross Timbers Road, Suite 214, Flower Mound, 972-539-6047 Brazos Drive-in Theatre: 1800 W. Pearl St., Granbury, 817-573-1311 Brumley Gardens: 10540 Church Road, Dallas, 214-343-4900 Bullzerk: 1909 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 972-677-7705 Calloway's Nursery: all locations Camping World: 10100 South Freeway, Fort Worth, 817-568-1991 Canine Cookie Co.: 207 E. Louisiana St., McKinney, 214-769-4886 Car Spa: 5028 W. Park Blvd., Plano, 972-407-9648 Charming @ the Market: 1011 S. Pearl Expressway, Suite 150 (next to the Dallas Farmers Market), Dallas, 214-752-4276 Chase Hall: 205 E. Virginia St., McKinney, 972-548-1344 Christian Louboutin: 27 Highland Park Village, Dallas, 214-780-0833 Citydog! Club: 3870 Ponte Ave., Suite 130, Addison, 972-243-3929 Cordell Farm & Ranch Store: 701 E. Mulberry St., Kaufman, 972-932-2164 Cotton Hearts: 103 E. Virginia St., #102, McKinney, 972-562-9006 Coyote Drive-In: 223 NE Fourth St., Fort Worth, 817-668-5665, coyotedrive-in.com Crate & Barrel (must be carried): 3104 Knox St., Dallas, 214-219-1500 Crate & Barrel's Inwood Outlet Center: 1317 Inwood Road, Dallas, 214-634-2277 Curiosities: 2025 Abrams Road, Dallas, 214-828-1886 DallasDogLife.com (site for area dog lovers) Dallas Harley-Davidson: 1334 W. Centerville Road, Garland, 972-200-1664 Dallas Pinup: 2928 Main St., Dallas, 214-741-4206 D&L Farm and Home/AgMart: all locations (Aubrey, Celina, Denton, Gainesville, McKinney and Sanger), dandlfarmandhome.com Delta Hotel (50 pounds or less): 777 Watters Creek Blvd., Allen, 469-675-0800 DFW M'Antiques: 424 W. Davis St., Dallas, 214-941-4195 Dirt: 417 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, 214-242-9533 Dirty Dawgz: all locations Dogs Rule Resort: 2501 Pecan St., Carrollton, 972-306-3647 Dolly Python: 1916 N. Haskell Ave., Dallas, 214-887-3434 Downtown Pawz: 1623 Main St., Suite 106, Dallas, 214-760-7299 Dr Delphinium Designs + Events: 5806 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, 214-522-9911 Eagle Hardware Farm & Ranch: 4757 Highway 276 W., Royse City, 972-635-7878 EarthWise Pet Supply: all locations Echo: 9020 Garland Road, Dallas, 214-370-4444 Elizabeth Dryden: This pet portrait artist is offering a 20 percent discount for Dog About Town readers. www.elizabethdryden.com Elliott's Hardware: 1325 Inwood Road, Dallas, 214-634-9900; 9540 Casa Linda Plaza, Dallas, 214-660-9838; and 116 E. Kearney St., Mesquite, 214-324-5087 Epiphany: 412 N. Bishop Ave. (for women), Dallas, 214-946-4411; and 413 N. Bishop Ave. (for men), Dallas, 214-946-4413 Favor the Kind: 2928 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas, 214-370-8010 Fête-ish: 322 W. Seventh St., Dallas, 214-948-9874 First Community Bank: Their lobbies feature a wall of photos of four-legged visitors, who are welcomed with a water bowl and treats. And they offer free Bark and Meow Accounts, which encourage customers to save for their pet's future. 4135 Belt Line Road, Addison, 972-788-0304; 7995 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, 972-407-5430; and 1755 N. Collins Blvd., Richardson, 972-437-2888 Forty Five Ten: 1615 Main St., Dallas, 214-559-4510 Frank Kent Honda: Your pooch can ride along at this dealership, which has a 1.5-acre dog park and treats for four-legged visitors. 3400 W. Loop 820 S., Fort Worth, 800-952-5513 Frisco Fresh Market: 9215 John W. Elliott Drive, Frisco, 844-776-2753 Frisco Mercantile: 8980 Preston Road, Frisco, 972-712-7300 Froggie's 5&10: 3211 Knox St., Dallas, 214-522-5867 Galaxy Drive-In Theatre: 5301 N. Interstate 45, Garrett (near Ennis), 972-875-5505 or galaxydriveintheatre.com Getaway Piney Woods: Four-leggers are welcome at these tiny cabins scattered on 99 acres about 90 miles southeast of Dallas. Learn more at getaway.house/dallas. Goody Goody Liquor: all locations Grand Hotel: 114 W. Louisiana St., McKinney, 214-726-9250 GreenPet: 1300 S. Polk St., Suite 292, Dallas, 214-942-6042 Half Price Books: all locations Happiness Is … Quilting!: 217 N. Kentucky St., McKinney, 972-542-8839 Harbor Freight Tools: some locations, including 6508 Skillman St., Dallas, 214-221-3064 Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Dallas Park Central (up to 80 pounds): 7880 Alpha Road, Dallas, 972-391-0000 Highland Dallas: 5300 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 214-520-7969 Hollywood Feed: all locations Home Depot: some locations (the chain's official policy is service dogs only) Homegrown Hounds Dog Deli and Bakery: 5620 N. O'Connor, Irving, 888-929-2697, facebook.com/snackinwaggin Homepieces: 203-A E. Virginia St., McKinney, 972-542-6191 Hotel Crescent Court: Along with a doggy bed, menu and food and water bowls in the room, their pet amenity program includes free valet parking and the hotel's $150 per visit pet fee. Guests also receive a collapsible water bowl, a toy and a branded bandanna to take home, and "s-paw" services provided by a local groomer are available. 400 Crescent Court, Dallas, 214-871-3200 Hotel Lumen: Accommodations include treat and other special amenities, and they don't have size/number limits or charge an extra fee. 6101 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas, 214-219-2400 ilume Park: The luxury apartment community pampers its four-legged residents too with services like a bone-shaped dog pool (complete with fire hydrant fountain), two off-leash play areas, a washing/grooming studio and dog lounge and pet-sitting services. At Cedar Springs Road and Douglas Avenue, 214-219-3100, ilume.com/ilume-park. Jacksons Home & Garden: 6950 Lemmon Ave., Dallas, 214-350-9200 James Perse: 40 Highland Park Village, Dallas, 214-379-2144 Josey Records: 2821 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 100, Dallas, 972-243-2039 Joule: 1530 Main St., Dallas, 214-748-1300 Kate Spade: 3120 Knox St., Dallas, 214-520-6704 Kendra Scott: all locations, including 3699 McKinney Ave., Suite B105 (West Village), Dallas, 214-528-4800; 1612 S. University Drive, Suite 401-C (University Park Village), Fort Worth, 817-484-5580; 5800 Legacy Drive, Suite C2A (The Shops at Legacy), Plano, 214-299-5227; and 321 Grand Ave. W., Southlake, 817-442-3859 Kettle Art: 2650B Main St., Dallas, kettleart.com Kick Up Your Heels: 102 N. Tennessee St., McKinney, 972-542-7455 Kiehl's: 80 Highland Park Village, Dallas, 214-559-0700 Kim Ortiz Photography: 2520 King Arthur Blvd., Suite 171 (Castle Hills Village), Lewisville, 972-814-9642 Kinder Kritter: 8928 Garland Road, Dallas, 214-321-3939 Kwik Kar: 6065 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 214-824-5545 Lakewood Insurance: 1903 Skillman St., Dallas, 214-828-0141 Laughing Willow: 301 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, 972-849-9764 Lorna Jane: 3700 McKinney Ave., #110 (West Village), Dallas, 310-266-8419 Lost ... Again Antiques and Decor: 148 Riveredge Drive, Dallas, 214-741-4411 Lowe's: all locations Lucky Dog Barkery: 8320 Preston Center Plaza, Dallas, 214-368-6000 Lucky Dog Books: 10801 Garland Road, Dallas, 214-827-4860 Lululemon: most locations, including 3201 Knox St., Dallas, 214-443-0438; 11350 N. Dallas Parkway (in the Galleria, so they must be carried), 972-385-2316; and 1540 S. University Drive in Fort Worth, 817-882-8075 Main Street Magic & Fun Co.: 211 N. Tennessee St., McKinney, 972-542-5010 Mansfield Feed Mill: 115 Depot St., Mansfield, 817-473-1137 Marshall Grain Co.: 3525 William D. Tate Ave. (Highway 121 and Hall-Johnson Road), Grapevine, 817-416-6600 Master Made Feeds: 2410 N. Belt Line Road, across from Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, 972-237-1900 McDonnell Hardware & Feed: 600 N. Main St., Keller, 817-431-3551 Mecox Gardens: 4532 Cole Ave., Dallas, 214-580-3800 Mister Tuxedo: 6625 Snider Plaza, Dallas, 214-363-1871 Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams: 4519 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 214-753-8700; 6121 W. Park Blvd. (Shops at Willow Bend), Plano, 469-304-4700; and 5001 Ozona Blvd. (Shops at Clearfork), Fort Worth, 682-312-6220 M.L. Leddy's: 2455 N. Main St. in the Fort Worth Stockyards. 817-624-3149 Neighborhood Design Bar: 411 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, 214-943-5650 Neiman Marcus: 1618 Main St., Dallas, 214-741-6911 Nicole Kwon: 3699 McKinney Ave. (West Village), Dallas, 214-526-7000 North Haven Gardens: 7700 Northaven Road, Dallas, 214-363-5316 North Texas Golf Center (except weekends): 2101 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, 972-247-4653 Nuvo: 3311 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, 214-522-6886 Odyssey Pets: 14999 Preston Road, Dallas, 972-407-1166 Orisons: 113 E. Virginia St., McKinney, 972-562-7077 Orisons Fine Art & Framing: 110 E. Louisiana St., McKinney, 972-529-1441 Orvis: all locations, including 8300 Preston Road, Dallas, 214-265-1600; 2412 Preston Road, Suite 200, Plano, 972-596-7529; and 1101 E. Southlake Blvd., Suite 400, Southlake, 817-251-0262 Paperbacks Plus: 108 E. Davis St., Mesquite, 972-285-8661 Pappy's Pet Lodge: all locations Paw Depot: 8795 Preston Trace Blvd., Frisco, 888-477-9997 Pax & Parker: 1621 River Run, #116, Fort Worth, 817-439-9581 Petco: all locations PetSmart: all locations Pet Supermarket: all locations Pet Supplies Plus: all locations Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery: 154 Glass St., Suite 104, Dallas, 214-969-1852 Plano Antique Mall: 1717 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, 972-424-2995 Plum Creek Primitives: 200 E. Louisiana St., McKinney, 972-542-8485 Pooch Patio: 2515 Manor Way, Dallas, 214-252-1550 Pottery Barn: 3212 Knox St., Dallas, 214-252-9106 Pumps: 103 E. Virginia St., Suite 101, McKinney, 972-562-4555 RAW by Canines First: 5460 W. Lovers Lane, Suite 232 (Inwood Village), Dallas, 214-350-0808 Recycled Books: 200 N. Locust St., Denton, 940-566-5688 Redenta's Garden: 2001 Skillman St., Dallas, 214-823-9421 Resurrected Designs: 700 Main St., Garland, 469-298-0042 Richardson Bike Mart: all locations (Richardson, Dallas, Frisco), bikemart.com Richardson Mercantile (except coffee shop): 101 S. Coit Road, Suite 50, Richardson, 972-479-9990 Roach Feed & Seed: 409 Main St., Garland, 972-276-5962 Rohde's Nursery and Nature Store: 1651 Wall St., Garland, 972-864-1934 Rooster Hardware: 10233 E. Northwest Highway, #409 (in Northlake Shopping Center), Dallas, 214-343-1971 Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek: 2821 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas, 214-559-2100 Russell Feed & Supply (all pets welcome): all locations (Fort Worth, Benbrook, Azle, Crowley, Haltom City and Saginaw), russellfeedandsupply.com S&S Sandblasting Arts and Co.: 308 S. College St., Waxahachie, 972-742-7244 Saint Bernard: 5570 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, 214-357-9700; and their outlet store, at 8044 Park Lane (Shops at Park Lane), Dallas, 214-758-0429 Second Chance Treasures: This resale shop is doubly dog-friendly: Pooches are welcome, and it raises money for East Lake Pet Orphanage. 10101 Garland Road, Dallas, 214-660-9696. You can also bring them to their warehouse at 7939 Heinen Drive, which is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Seconds & Surplus: 909 Regal Row, Dallas, 214-637-3131; 2725 S. State Highway 360, Grand Prairie, 469-263-1111; and 124 E. Arapaho Road, Richardson, 214-239-3131 ShoScape Wholesale Nursery (open to the public): 1901 Holford Road, Garland, 972-414-3200 Sigel's: 5757 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-739-4012; and 3209 N. Fitzhugh Ave., Dallas, 214-635-3162 Simba's Barkery: Their kiosk is on the first level of the Shops at Willow Bend, in front of Express, and dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed, well-behaved and stay away from the food court. The mall also has a few other pooch-friendly stores, including nearby Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. Dallas North Tollway and West Park Boulevard, Plano, facebook.com/thebarkerydfw Simply Irresistible: 1011 S. Pearl Expressway, Suite 160 (next to the Dallas Farmers Market), Dallas, 254-732-5271 Skibell Fine Jewelry: Check out their dog charms while you're there. 8411 Preston Road, Dallas, 1-800-214-4086 Smitten (must be carried): 203A E. Virginia St., McKinney, 972-529-6994 Society: 403 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, 214-942-4600 Sparkle Brite Pool Supplies: They have treats for four-legged customers. 7000 Independence Parkway, Plano, 972-491-9836 Special Things: 100 W. Virginia St., McKinney, 972-548-8311 Stanley Korshak: 500 Crescent Court, Dallas, 214-871-3600 Stonewood Creators: 108 W. Virginia St., McKinney, 972-880-1609 Strut: 408 N. Bishop Ave., #101, Dallas, 214-361-8519 Sundance: 331 Grand Ave. E., Southlake, 817-488-0401 Sunnyland Patio Furniture: 7879 Spring Valley Road (at Coit), Dallas, 972-239-3716 Swanky Boutique: 116 N. Tennessee St., #101, McKinney, 972-548-9622 Three Dog Bakery: 3699 McKinney Ave. (in West Village), Dallas, 214-434-1153; 1251 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817-310-3364; 5960 W. Parker Road, Plano, 972-473-2275; and 9530 Feather Grass Lane (in Alliance Town Center), Fort Worth, 817-741-3364 Titan Comics: 3128 Forest Lane, Suite 212, Dallas, 214-350-4420 Tractor Supply Co.: all locations, tractorsupply.com Trenz Gallery: 1315 E. Levee St., Dallas, 214-749-4798 Trina Turk: 93 Highland Park Village, Dallas, 972-201-3330 Trinity Gardens: 690 S. Highway 5 (one mile north of Stacy Road), Fairview, 469-742-0600 Trinity Haymarket: Four-legged shoppers are welcomed with a treat at this feed store in the Dallas Design District. Along with supplies for urban farmers, beekeepers and pet owners, you'll find locally made products including pickles, roasted coffee beans and soaps. 1715 Market Center Blvd., Dallas, 214-202-2163 Upper Paw: 2809 Commerce St., Dallas, 214-760-9991 Uptown: 102 E. Louisiana St., McKinney, 972-562-0303 Urban Outfitters: 5331 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 190 (Mockingbird Station), Dallas, 214-821-4371; and 2735 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, 817-334-0314 Urban Thrift: 219 W. Kingsley Road, #316, Garland, 469-543-1816 Vhea's LaundroMutt and Doggie Spa: 10610 Garland Road, Dallas, 469-291-5988 Vince: 94 Highland Park Village, Dallas, 214-559-0033 W Hotel (40 pounds or less): 2440 Victory Park Lane, Dallas, 214-397-4100 Wag: 4737 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, 817-877-4924 Walden Farm & Ranch Supply: all locations (Millsap, Mineral Wells, Weatherford), waldenfarmandranch.com We Are 1976: 313 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas, 469-248-2457 Wells Brothers Farm Store: 5001 K Ave., Plano, 972-424-8516 West Elm: 5307 E. Mockingbird Lane, in Mockingbird Station, Dallas, 214-821-3999 What a Great Dog! Training Center: 10550 John W. Elliott Drive, Suite 200, Frisco, 214-297-3000; and 655 N. Glenville Drive, #100, Richardson, 972-677-7094 Whiski Designs: 1011 S. Pearl Expressway, Suite 168 (next to the Dallas Farmers Market), Dallas, 214-517-4767 Whole Earth Provision Co.: 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, 214-824-7444; 11700 Preston Road, Dallas, 972-861-5700; and 321 State St., Southlake, 817-442-9132 Wooden House: 159 Pittsburg St., Dallas, 214-823-0002 Woof! Cool Stuff for Dogs: 2929 Custer Road in Plano (at Parker), Plano, 972-964-5164 Woof Gang Bakery: 18208 Preston Road, Suite D15, Dallas, 972-985-9663; and 9147 Blvd. 26, Suite 490, North Richland Hills, 817-581-7038 Wüf Pet Resort & Spa: 3417 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, 972-785-2983 Wyndham Dallas Suites - Park Central (up to 40 pounds): 7800 Alpha Road, Dallas, 972-233-7600 Z Gallerie: 6121 W. Park Blvd. (Shops at Willow Bend), Plano, 469-366-3483 Dog-friendly attractions A.W. Perry Homestead Museum (outside areas): 1509 N. Perry Road, Carrollton, 972-466-6380 Bishop Arts District (restaurant, store details above): After a leisurely meal — your options include Eno's Pizza Tavern, Gloria's, Oddfellows, Dallas Grilled Cheese Co., Whitehall Exchange, Chan Thai, 303 Bar & Grill, Espumoso Caffé, Ten Bells Tavern and Bolsa — check out the stores, many of which allow four-legged shoppers, too. You'll find great gifts at Fête-ish, We Are 1976 and Neighborhood Design Bar, flowers at Dirt and things to wear at Epiphany (both the men's and women's stores), Strut and the Laughing Willow. We also love that the shops stay open late on weekends and for special events, such as their 1st Thursdays. Find a schedule at bishopartsdistrict.com. Cedar Ridge Preserve: 7171 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, audubondallas.org Central Dog Park at Central Christian Church: They have worship services in the park at 9 a.m. on the first and third Sundays of the month (weather permitting). 4711 Westside Drive, Dallas, cccdt.org Chestnut Square Historic Village (outside areas): On Saturday mornings you can pick up homemade dog treats at their farmers market (first and third Saturdays of the month during the winter). 315 S. Chestnut St., McKinney, chestnutsquare.org Clearfork Farmers Market: Saturdays from 8 a.m. (9 a.m. in the winter) to noon at 4801 Edwards Ranch Road, Fort Worth (The Trailhead at Clearfork), farmersmarket1848.com Coppell Farmers Market: Saturdays, switching from weekly to the second and fourth Saturdays of the month during winter, from 8 a.m. to noon in the public square at 768 W. Main St., coppellfarmersmarket.org Cowtown Farmers Market: Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon at 3821 Southwest Blvd., Fort Worth, facebook.com/cowtownfarmersmkt Dallas Farmers Market (outside areas): 1010 S. Pearl Expressway, Dallas, dallasfarmersmarket.org Dallas Heritage Village (outside areas): This is a great place to go for a walk. We recommend bringing a bowl (the park has drinking fountains). Note: It's closed in January and August. 1515 S. Harwood St., Dallas, 214-421-5141 DFW Elite Toy Museum: Admission is free at this museum, which includes dog collectibles. 5940 Eden Drive, Haltom City, 817-834-3625, dfwelitetoymuseum.com Dinosaur World: This attraction featuring more than 100 life-size dinosaur models is next to Dinosaur Valley State Park, which also welcomes leashed dogs. 1058 Park Road 59, Glen Rose, 254-898-1526 Downtown McKinney (details for each above): Many of the businesses on the courthouse square welcome dogs, including Arabella's, the Book Gallery, Cadillac Pizza Pub, Canine Cookie Co., Chase Hall, Cotton Hearts, Grand Hotel, Gray Living, Happiness Is … Quilting!, Homepieces, Kick Up Your Heels, Main Street Magic & Fun Co., Orisons, Orisons Fine Art & Framing, the Pantry, Plum Creek Primitives, Pumps, Smitten (must be carried), Snug on the Square, Special Things, Spoons Garage, Stonewood Creators, Swanky Boutique and Uptown. Also check out nearby Chestnut Square Historic Village or one of the square's frequent events; and the Krewe of Barkus parade in the spring. For a schedule, go to www.downtownmckinney.com. Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge: 9601 Fossil Ridge Road, Fort Worth, 817-392-7410 Fort Worth Stockyards: Doggies are welcome throughout, including on the tours and at the cattle drives. You can also eat on Love Shack's patio and shop at M.L. Leddy's (details for both above). Main Street and Exchange Avenue, Fort Worth, fortworthstockyards.org Four Seasons Markets: various locations, fourseasonsmarkets.com Frisco Fresh Market: 9215 John W. Elliott Drive, Frisco, 844-776-2753 Grove at Waterside: This park-like oasis includes a community pavilion with an 80" TV and lounge seating, bocce and cornhole courts, patios and access to the Trinity Trails. It also hosts events including live music, yoga and pet adoption meet and greets. 3720 Convair Drive, Fort Worth, 817-810-1122 Heritage Farmstead Museum (outside areas): 1900 W. 15th St., Plano, 972-881-0140 Klyde Warren Park: The urban oasis features a dog park, food trucks and lots of activities, including pet adoption events. Over Woodall Rodgers Freeway, between Pearl and St. Paul streets, Dallas, klydewarrenpark.org Main Street Garden: This downtown spot includes a doggy playground. At Main and St. Paul, Dallas McKinney Avenue Trolley: McKinney Avenue, Dallas, 214-855-0006 Native Texas Park at the George W. Bush Presidential Center: Pets are welcome at this 15-acre park featuring native Texas environments, which is open from sunup to sundown 365 days a year. Admission is free. 2943 SMU Blvd., Dallas, 214-200-4300, bushcenter.org One Arts Plaza: Featuring a stunning fountain and restaurants with patios (Jorge's and Yolk — details above), this is a great spot to get breakfast, lunch or dinner. At Flora and Routh, overlooking the Dallas Arts District. artsplazaevents.com Penn Farm Agricultural History Center: This preserved farmstead is in Cedar Hill State Park. 1570 FM1382, Cedar Hill, 972-291-3900 Pioneer Plaza: Young and Griffin streets, Dallas Rafter J Cowboy Church: Their services, at 10 a.m. Sundays in a covered riding arena, are interdenominational and welcome newcomers, including the four-legged and those who have never ridden a horse. Dogs must be leashed and well-behaved. 10701 County Road 305 in Terrell (off State Highway 148 and Interstate 20, about 30 minutes from Dallas). 972-872-5132. rafterjcowboychurch.org Shacks Dining & Dog Park: The dog-friendly patios of Dirty Burger, OMG Tacos, Tackle Box, Ten Ramen, Turbo — Kitchen Coffee Wine and Grrrowler's Tap Room and Beer Garden overlook off-leash areas for big and small dogs. 5800 Windhaven Parkway, The Colony, 1-833-4SHACKS Southfork Ranch: 3700 Hogge Road, Parker, 972-442-7800 Topgolf: all locations, including 8787 Park Lane* , Dallas, 214-341-9600; 1500 Andrews Parkway, Allen, 469-675-9730; 3760 Blair Oaks Drive, The Colony, 469-213-5204; and 2201 E. Fourth St., Fort Worth, 817-349-4002 Trailhead: 4801 Edwards Ranch Road, Fort Worth, trailhead1848.com Trinity Groves: Pooches are welcome on the patios at Beto & Son, Chino Chinatown, Saint Rocco's New York Italian, Souk, Sushi Bayashi and V-Eats Modern Vegan in this dining complex at the foot of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Singleton Boulevard and Gulden. trinitygroves.com |
| Remembering Chicago's Greatest Party-Crasher - Chicagomag.com Posted: 30 Jan 2020 01:20 PM PST Edit Module From The Vault Getting to know the most social guy nobody invited to the party For a time, if you were at any high-society event around Chicago, you probably saw Jerry Berliant. He'd pop up in Super Bowl suites, too, and even at the Oscars. Who was he? Not some mysterious billionaire or celebrity of any conventional sort. Cubs announcer Jack Brickhouse once described him as the "world's greatest gate crasher" — a man with an unusual talent for sneaking into exclusive places with tight security. Berliant had an abundance of free time for his hobby, having been convicted of tax fraud as part of Operation Greylord, the FBI probe into corruption in Cook County's judicial system, and disbarred. Ted Allen took the first real stab at figuring him out for the 1995 Chicago story "Anybody's Guest."
In 2007, Berliant was in the news again: He owed the city nearly $30,000 in parking fines. At the time, he told the Sun-Times he had given up the interloper life. But the next year, he was arrested on suspicion of trespassing and evasion of an admission fee for sneaking into an NCAA tournament game in Denver. Police found on him various fake press credentials and bogus business cards. When Chicago reached Berliant to ask what he thought of Allen's story 25 years later, he had only one thing to say: "That's all behind me now." Read the full story below. Jerry Berliant shows up at all the hottest parties, often several a night, whether he's been invited or not. He chats and poses with stars, pols, and sports heroes, though he hardly knows them. He may even be the world's greatest gatecrasher. Who is this guy? It's 8:30 on a Thursday evening, and I have staked out a spot at the bar about ten feet from the only entrance to the new nightclub Vinyl, on Clybourn Avenue. I am waiting for a man named Jerry Berliant. The club won't officially open for a week; this is a private fundraiser for the junior board of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and the room teems with young, scrubbed philanthropists-in-training. Berliant has told me he plans to attend the party — never mind that he wasn't invited — and I'm here to watch his technique. A gauntlet of four women stands with a cash box and a guest list, making sure that every guest pays $25. I haven't taken my eyes off the door since 7:30. Berliant is an hour late. Or so I think. Then a hand clamps onto my shoulder from behind. "Sorry," says Berliant, who's just emerged from the VIP area in back, where he's been chatting up co-owner Cal Fortis. Somehow, he slipped past me, past the bouncers, past the cashiers. That shouldn't come as any surprise, since Berliant has been doing it three, four, five times a day, nearly every day, for more than 20 years. "I was at the Grappa [restaurant] opening," he says, explaining why it took him so long to get to me. "I didn't hear about it until five o'clock." Jerry Berliant, 52, is the city's most infamous uninvited guest, and perhaps (it's hard to track this sort of thing) one of the best party crashers in the world. He is not from a big-shot family. He doesn't wield political or social clout. He doesn't even have a job — nor, apparently, does he want one. He is a former lawyer who surrendered his license and served 20 weekends in the downtown Metropolitan Correctional Center after pleading guilty to tax fraud in the Greylord investigation (although he's still listed in the phone book as an attorney, at a Loop address that houses an answering service). Yet thousands of the richest, most powerful people in American business, philanthropy, sports, and media have shaken his hand, posed for photos with him, fed him, and filled his wine glass. He has been to Hef's mansion. He's been to nearly every Super Bowl. He was at Bill Clinton's inauguration, the wedding of Charles and Di, the opening of the fabled Faces nightclub. He shows up in the press box at Notre Dame football games, Bulls championships, Kentucky Derbies, the Final Four. He drove Jackie Mason in from the airport when the comedian arrived here for a benefit last November. He has mugged with Bob Hope at the comedian's celebrity golf tournament near Palm Springs, partied with O.J. and Nicole in Aspen, schmoozed Donald and Ivana at their respective book parties, and had smoke blown in his face by Howard Cosell. One Thanksgiving Day, he arrived, unannounced, on the doorstep of restaurant mogul Richard Melman's house, and flustered Melman's wife so much that she dropped the turkey on Berliant's foot. He's been called a freeloader, a mooch, a sponge, a deadbeat, and a cad, as well as Jerry the Crasher, Crash, and a crashing bore. There's hardly a reporter, press agent, politician, or socialite in Chicago who doesn't know him. Then again, there's not one who does. Jerome Bernard Berliant has terrific, minty breath. I ask if he'd like a drink. "Yeah," he says, standing beside me at the Vinyl bar. "The Lake Shore Drive [magazine] party won't start until nine." He's wearing a blue pinstripe suit he later confides to me is an Armani; there's a ring on his right ring finger that contains a Krugerrand surrounded by sparkly diamonds, and he has cinched his usually unbuttoned collar with a rep tie. He is five feet ten inches tall, and has a deep tan, a thick shock of black hair, and brown eyes. He leans less than a foot from my face as he gossips about Oprah ("I can't even get through to her assistant; it's like a fortress over there") and Christie Hefner's relationship with former Illinois state senator William Marovitz ("If it weren't for him, she'd be home by nine. He introduced her to a lifestyle"). Berliant has never been fully profiled, and at first he declined to be interviewed for this story. But when told it would appear anyway, he agreed to meet several times, once showing up for an interview with three typewritten pages of questions he thought should be asked — and his answers to them. A sample: "If I had to do it all over again, … I'd like to come back as a woman — the doors [would] open up a little easier that way." ("Don't let him fool you into thinking he doesn't like this," Melman said later.) Tonight, Berliant is letting me follow him on his rounds of the city's openings and receptions. We step out onto Clybourn, and Berliant offers to drive to the next event. In a rented white Oldsmobile with Utah plates, he offers a chocolate from a gift bag distributed at the Grappa party. "Oh, the tiramisù," he says. "I had four pieces." The door at Cairo on Wells Street is cordoned with velvet ropes and guarded by beefy guys with walkie-talkies. "Where are Bill and Liz?" Jerry asks one of them, as if he were the hosts' guest of honor. The bouncer points upstairs. That's all there is to it. We're in. Not that this was a tough party to crack — it's one of many being thrown by the new society-gossip magazine Lake Shore Drive. Berliant picks up five copies; he will carry them for the rest of the evening. The room swarms with middle-aged men with hairy chests, gold chains, savage tans, and suspect hair. There's also a clutch of models in tiny dresses, because tonight's party features a contest for an appearance on the magazine's cover. Berliant threads easily through the packed room, his eyes scanning for people he knows. During the course of the night, he introduces me to his dentist, who suggests I write a story about his practice; LSD publisher Bill Von Dahm; a man who runs a singles-party service called Terribly Smart People Productions; a divorced Cook County Circuit Court judge, who dances awkwardly during lulls in conversation; the owner of the restaurant Bijan, who suggests I write a story about him; and a furniture designer, who also suggests I write a story about her. I suggest cocktails. "I'll have Finlandia and cranberry," Berliant says. "Finlandia's on the house." Berliant sticks close to me all night. He seems glad for the company, which is understandable — he always makes his rounds alone. Some of the people who clearly are regulars on the party circuit, and who have bumped into Berliant for years, are cordial. But many socialites and party planners — including tonight's promoter, LSD's Melissa Brown — respond to him with visible disdain. Brown smiles wanly, meets me unenthusiastically, then is suddenly possessed of the immediate need to do something important on the other side of the room. Berliant doesn't seem to notice. Janet Kerrigan is the director of public relations and promotions for Melman's restaurant group Lettuce Entertain You, and a former employee of Margie Korshak's PR firm here. She's been in the publicity business since 1980, and says she can't remember a single Lettuce restaurant opening that Berliant didn't attend. "It's become a joke," she says, and then repeats an axiom uttered by every flack in the city: "It's not a party if Jerry isn't there." But she's as mystified by Berliant as everybody who's heard of him. "What I don't understand," she says, "is why anybody would want to spend all their time going to parties that they're not invited to." "Every time I look at him, I just want to kill him," says one of Chicago's best-known press agents, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "The guy is a sponge, and he's just everywhere," says another. "I think he is just a jerk," says a third. All the PR people interviewed for this story had tales of trying, sometimes unsuccessfully, to eject Berliant from events. Most say that they usually just shoot him daggers, grit their teeth, and hope he leaves before long. Here's Berliant's typical modus operandi: The opening of Erie Cafe, last September seventh, was a large, packed affair with an excellent buffet and lots of West Loop political types. Berliant showed up wearing a brown wool jacket, a white golf shirt opened to the sternum, and loafers. He patted the doorman on the shoulder as if they were old friends, and walked right in. He ambled through the thick crowd around the food, diving in for a cocktail shrimp now and then, slurping red wine. Every ten feet or so, he spied someone he recognized, and began chatting — never for more than a couple of minutes. Then he moved on. "Every time I run into Jerry, he gives me his weekly agenda," says Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker. The agenda usually occupies Berliant's brief conversations: Just got in from Atlantic City. Did you hear about the Escada party? Are you going to B. J.'s reception? James Warren, a Tribune editor who used to wrik the column "On the Law," once observed in print, "Some people are convinced that if you look closely at Loonardo da Vinci's painting of the Last Supper, you'll find Chicago attorney Jerry Berliant hovering in the background." But nearly everybody's got a story about Berliant that really happened. "The opening of Bloomingdale's was certainly one of the biggest retail openings in the city," recalls Sue Chernoff, a vice-president for (and a daughter of) Margie Korshak. "There was only one entrance and there were 20 people doing checking and security — ID was required. I just remember thinking there was no way that Jerry could get in. Two hours into the party, I looked up, and he was floating in the crowd." Of course, that was a big party. More baffling is how Berliant hears about the smaller, more exclusive events. "I did this party at a restaurant, invited only 30 or 40 people, and Jerry showed up," Chernoff says. "How the hell did he find out about this thing?" Richard Melman recalls, "We always have these Thanksgiving parties, and one year, there was a knock at the door and there was Jerry asking what was going on." Melman's wife, Martha, chimes in: "He didn't stay for dinner. He just hung around the kitchen, and he stood right by me as I was trying to take the turkey out of the oven. He didn't give me any elbow room, and I dropped it right on his foot. He didn't miss a beat." Perhaps he didn't notice — Berliant does not recall a turkey ever landing on his loafers. "I have a tremendous network," Berliant explains. "I talk to California, New York, practically daily," he says, not to mention the workout his phone gets with local reporters, restaurateurs, promoters, and pals. "I show up at a lot of places, and I talk to a lot of people and I seem to have a good memory, mind for people, places, things. I know what's happening all the time." Mary Cameron Frey, who covers benefits for the Sun-Times, has less affection than most for Berliant. She once slammed him as a deadbeat in her column, earning howls of protest from Berliant and sealing a mutual loathing that's still intense. (Bess Winakor, a former Sun-Times staffer who in 1976 wrote a fairly gentle story on Berliant, says she drew his ire, as well. "Jerry was livid. He threatened to call [restaurateur] Arnie Morton, and said Arnie would get me fired.") Frey's beat fates her to run into Berliant routinely. "I have watched him very carefully sneak into rooms," she says. "He oils his way in. He sticks close to walls. He showed up in the owner's box in the new White Sox park; [Sox owner Jerry] Reinsdorf had him ejected. He came back the next day and was ejected again. The man's middle name has got to be ejection." (Berliant denies ever having been in Reinsdorf's box.) At another function, Frey recalls, "Governor Edgar said to me, 'Who is that man?' and I said, 'He is a disbarred attorney. He is a person who attends events he isn't invited to.' And [Edgar] said, 'åI was in [Chicago lawyer] Irwin Jann's box at the Kentucky Derby, and all of a sudden, that man is standing in the box with his arm around my shoulders, having my picture taken.' " Not everyone on the local party scene, however, considers Berliant a persona non grata. Many see him as an entertaining — and even valuable — source of information. "I think that's his ticket to get in," says Melman, who takes Berliant's phone calls when he isn't too busy. "He travels an awful lot, and he usually tells me what's going on in California or New York. I get a little capsule of what's hot." Others seem genuinely fond of him. Ann Gerber, the society columnist at Skyline and other Lerner newspapers, says Berliant was kind when the Sun-Times ousted her over an item about Oprah Winfrey. "When I was fired during the big Oprah scandal, he called me several times and asked, 'Is there any way I can help you?' " Gerber says. "I wasn't writing anywhere. He wasn't looking for publicity. And I didn't even know him." Long-time restaurateur and club impresario Jimmy Rittenberg also has a soft spot for Berliant. "He's not a bad guy," Rittenberg says. "He's an interesting guy who just happens to like being in the right place at the right time. I like Jer. If l want to start the ball rolling on something word-of-mouth, I tell Irv Kupcinet, and then I tell Jer." Berliant knows he has critics. "They just try to make themselves feed off of me, make themselves bigger, more important," he says. On the Q&A he typed for me, he defended himself, arguing, "If I said I never showed up anywhere with my name not being on the guest list or without a ticket, I wouldn't be exactly truthful." But, he insisted, he's never been "thrown" out of a party. "I have been asked to leave. I like to think there is a difference." Berliant settles into a booth at Hubbard Street Grill, and orders black coffee and a green salad "chopped extra fine" — he's just returned from a "fat farm" in California, the name of which he refuses to reveal, where he shed more than 30 pounds. "Those ten-mile jogs at 6 a.m. were rough at first, and eating fruits and vegetables wasn't exactly my idea of party food, but you do what you have to do," he says. "I pay for these parties, one way or another." His battle of the bulge is one of the few personal details he will offer at this meeting. He declines to talk about his childhood, his family, or anything else private except vaguely — he even refuses to give his parents' names. "I've got nothing to hide," he says, "but that was so long ago. I don't know if the exact detail would be that important." He speaks in a rambling stream of consciousness, using incomplete sentences that usually trail off and are hard to follow. Some of the Berliant story can be pieced together, though, from interviews, documents, and other sources. He was born on September 18, 1942, on the North Side. His father, Ernest, a Chicagoan of French-Canadian descent, was a pharmacist (he died in 1972); Ernest owned the Berliant Pharmacies, of which there were once several. The one tiny store that's still in business, at 36 South Michigan Avenue, is run by Jerry's only sibling, Norman, who is two years younger and lives in Wilmette. Norman says he has nothing to add to his brother's story. "You probably know more about Jerry than I do," Norman says over the counter in the pharmacy. "I don't see him very much." Ernest sometimes took his boys to the drugstores, Jerry says, where "he more or less babysat us." Their mother, Beatrice, died in 1993 after a two-year illness. People who know Jerry say he called or visited her nearly every day in the nursing home. He started high school at Senn, not far from his West Ridge home, but somehow got a transfer to Lake View. As a junior, he was invited to join the Nobles club, a social-athletic group. He earned a bronze pin from the Hi-Q honors society and served as class treasurer before graduating in 1960. But classmates say Berliant was a loner who, even then, kept track of what everybody else was up to — and tried hard to fit in. Joel Zimbroff first met Berliant in high school. Now, ironically, he is head of security for Lettuce Entertain You. "He was very pushy," Zimbroff recalls. "There was a deli called Leonard's and the kids would meet there after school and talk among themselves. Jerry would just be there. We used to meet at the totem pole at Waveland park after school and Jerry would always be there. You could spit in his face and he would say, 'It must be raining in here.' You can't insult him. He was just a guy who was overly aggressive in wanting to be part of a crowd." Ernest Berliant hoped to hand down his business to his sons, but Jerry wasn't interested. "It just was a field that was too limited for me," he says. So Berliant studied business at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, then returned to Chicago to earn a law degree at DePaul University. His classmates included Ed Burke, now a prominent member of the City Council, and Richard M. Daley. "Eddie, I think, was in night school," Berliant says. "I saw him from time to time. Mayor Daley was in my class. We were fairly on good terms. We weren't best friends, but Richie was a likeable fellow." Berliant passed the Illinois bar in 1970. He says he clerked with a few lawyers, and thought about applying to firms, but decided to open a one-man shop. "I was always an independent guy, getting things together myself, working on my own, he says. "I wanted to get some trial experience, so I took myself into the criminal courts and watched and went to trials and basically learned it by myself." Apparently Berliant learned enough to make a decent living. He won't talk about his former law business, except to say he handled "a lot of small clients. I can remember, in the seventies, after I went out on my own, I made good money." And that's when he started traveling and gate-crashing, popping up in press boxes, at celebrity weddings, on the field at Super Bowls. "Being single, not having any dependents, you were able to pretty much go," he says. Indeed, Berliant had few expenses; he lived with his mother in her 1,500-square-foot yellow-brick bungalow built in 1928 on a tree-lined street near Devon and Western (the house now belongs to Berliant, and he still lives there). He has never been married, and he says he's not seeing anyone. "Although I've been single all my life, the book isn't closed yet," he says. "I'm open to it." Of course, there's the problem of finding someone who could tolerate his passion for the nightlife. "I'll say, 'I'm going out tonight,' and she'll say, 'Well, you've been out the last 948 nights.' " But, he adds with a laugh, if romance ever did blossom, "I would take her with." In the beginning, Berliant says, crashing was easier. "As you got to meet people and travel and know people in the media, you would get to know your way around, and you could take advantage," he says, meaning he sometimes gets reporters to lend him their press credentials. That's how he got into Prince Charles and Lady Diana's wedding in Saint Paul's Cathedral in 1981. "Twenty-five years ago, anybody could virtually walk anywhere. You could do anything but get on the field and start playing, as long as you weren't in the way of the cameras. It all changed, I'd say, about 15 years ago. When Reagan got shot by Hinckley, ever since then, [security types] have been overachievers. It's more difficult to get where you aren't supposed to be. You've just got to be more creative." Berliant became a fixture at every restaurant unveiling, every society ball, was one of the first ten people inside Faces (he paid the $50 introductory fee, but later relinquished his membership in the nightclub after a dispute with co-owner Jay Emerich). He established himself as an extremely visible Chicago character, providing regular fodder for gossip columnists and earning the passionate enmity of PR people — who value, more than anything, complete control over what happens at their events. But except for Winakor's short profile in 1976, no one paid more than passing attention to his doings. In 1985, that would change. The Operation Greylord probe was the most sweeping blow to governmental corruption in Chicago's sordid political history, and it brought down many powerful men. It also inadvertently knocked off some much smaller fry. One of those was Berliant, who worked and hung around with lawyers, cops, and judges of the Cook County Circuit Court in the Daley Civic Center. Berliant was indicted on two counts of tax fraud for failing to report about 80 percent of his income in 1978 and 1979. The courts commonly route payment to defense attorneys directly from the bond money posted by their clients. Agents from the Internal Revenue Service were checking Chicago Lawyers to be sure that the income was reported on their tax forms, because those funds were thought to have been often used to pay kickbacks to judges. Ira Raphaelson, than an assistant U.S. attorney (now in private practice in Washington, D.C.), presented evidence that Berliant reported only $6,300 in income in 1978, when he actually had earned $54,000, and reported $10,542 the next year, when he had brought in $63,000. Raphaelson said Berliant had cashed bond checks at currency exchanges, restaurants, "and in one case that we found, with a bookie." While prosecutors characterized Berliant as a high liver because of his travels to sports events and cited his penchant for "spending a great deal of time on Rush Street," even then it was clear he spent almost nothing on his business. "In his peak income-producing years as a lawyer," Raphaelson told the court, "all he had was a part-time secretary and an answering machine, no office." Today he stills uses the same business address, 201 North Wells Street, No.1206 — which is actually a dilapidated suite with an enormous antique plug-in switchboard worked by a woman who says she takes calls for more than 1,000 people. A sign on the door reads PHONE SERVICES UNLIMITED. Berliant submitted a psychiatrist's report that blamed his behavior on a "narcissistic personality." Raphaelson told the court, "It is, frankly, an outrageous position to take, that having a narcissistic personality in any way mitigates the gravity of this offense." The judge agreed, saying, "[T]he psychiatrist essentially says that he is too self-centered. That would be true of a lot of people." Berliant pleaded guilty on March 30, 1985. His attorney asked that he be sentenced to community service at a Shriners' hospital for hnndicapped children. The judge decided instead to sentence Berliant to 20 consecutive weekends in jail, beginning on June 7, 1985, and to three years' probation, forgoing any fines because "his financial circumstances at the· present time are quite meager." He also ordered Berliant to pay his tax debt. The next year, Berliant agreed to be disbarred by the Illinois Supreme Court. "I really had nothing to do with the Greylord situation, per se," Berliant says. "Somehow I just got put in this dragnet. It was a war on lawyers. I didn't have the right answers at the time. Basically I didn't do anything. But they did put pressure on people in my business, people around me, and I just wanted out." He says today that he doesn't miss the legal profession. "There's no fun anymore. You've got to be careful who you talk to. You go to the courthouse and nobody would talk to anybody, everybody thought that everybody else was tape recording everybody else, so it became no fun. We used to have a lot of talk, camaraderie. And I had had 20 years of it." His weekends in jail began at 5 p.m. Fridays and ended at 8 a.m. each Monday, a type of sentence usually intended to help prisoners hold down regular jobs. But that's not how Berliant spent his weekdays. According to the Tribune's Warren, between sessions in the pokey, Berliant was spotted at the Brian Piccolo charity golf tournament and in the press tent at the Western Open. It's too facile to suggest that Berliant stays alive by munching other people's hors d'oeuvres. How does he pay his bills? "I don't know whether we ever figured that out," Raphaelson says today. Although he was a practicing lawyer for more than 15 years, there is no evidence that Jerry Berliant has worked a single day since he was indicted in 1985, and he offers no proof to the contrary. Some people speculate that Berliant is a mole for the CIA, the IRS, or the U.S. attorney's office, and that his hail-fellow-well-met style is an act. (Berliant dismisses the rumors as ridiculous.) "It's disarming," a politically connected local developer says of Berliant's demeanor. "Some people may think he's a buffoon, that he's just a social climber, but the conclusion of most people in public office is that he's like Columbo" (the TV detective who pretended to be a bumbler, but wasn't). "He's too alert to just be rambling. He's nice, but when I see him coming, I say hello and walk the other way. There's a lot more to Jerry Berliant than meets the eye." Perhaps, but the spy theories fail to address why any of those organizations would care what's happening at black-tie parties and in NFL locker rooms. Another rumor was probably born in a May 1985 hearing on Berliant's tax case, in which Raphaelson contended that Berliant "served as a bookmaker in … one instance," but was referring only to a single bet Berliant allegedly placed for a friend. He's never been charged with a gambling offense. Information gathered for this story suggests that Berliant is frugal and smart with his money. He doesn't run up balances on his credit cards, and there is no record of his carrying any other debt. His mother split the family estate evenly between Norman and Jerry (the file in probate court contains no estimate of its value). According to the office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, Norman signed over his share of the house to Jerry in 1993 for $70,000. Jerry may have inherited other assets from his parents, as well. In fact, records show his $25,000 tax lien wasn't released until July of 1993; it's possible that he used some of his inheritance to pay the debt. "I've made some good investments over the years, stocks, equities, which I still have," he says. "I'm comfortable enough to support my style of living. I'm not looking to be in a penthouse or anything like that." He sometimes wears designer suits, but often dresses in casual, less expensive clothing. There is no record in Illinois of his owning an automobile, although Zimbroff says Berliant drives a "beater" and rents nicer cars when he wants to make a better impression. His major expenditures are flights to and lodgings in places like Aspen — bills that Berliant says can run $3,000 a week. "It costs, " Berliant says. "This is the nineties; this is what it costs. With your fun, with your food, with your go, you can run those kind of bills." But what motivates a man to spend so much money and so many years making small talk over cocktails, under the baleful gazes of unwilling hosts? "I go because I enjoy it," Berliant says. "No one compels me or pushes me to do all this. You've heard the expression, 'He who has the most toys [when he dies] wins.' I look at it as 'He who has the most options wins.' It's nice to be able to wake up every morning and say, 'Let's see, here's ten things to do. What do I want to do?' " His detractors, he argues, just wish they could be playboys, too. "I don't have a deadline. I don't have a typewriter; they do. 'Why isn't he married, like I am? Why doesn't he have five kids, like I do?' I don't begrudge anybody. You do what you have to do." These days, Berliant has become such an institution that people sometimes invite him to parties — such as a DePaul University sports-media luncheon at Bub City last November. In 1993, local club owners arranged a party for Berliant, then invited people to "crash." Berliant has even been caught recently paying for events. "He actually bought a ticket either to the Variety Club party or the Academy of the Arts," Zwecker says. "I was so shocked that I can't remember which charity it was." "He buys tickets for more things than people realize," says Ann Gerber. "He has paid for at least four things this year." But nobody really expects Berliant to start RSVPing all of a sudden. Some people would probably be disappointed if he did. Back at Cairo, the free drinks have stopped flowing, and the Lake Shore Drive party is winding down. Berliant is talking with the singles-party promoter about some wingding over at America's Bar at 11. Doesn't sound so great, he concludes. I tell Berliant I'm tired, and he walks down the stairs to see me off. Melissa Brown barks at Berliant for taking his cocktail glass outside. "It's empty," he assures her. He asks me what parties I'll be hitting this week; then, before I can answer, he tells me which ones will be hot. I wave goodbye; he's staying for the models contest. He turns to chat with Brown, who busies herself tidying things up, and he then ambles back upstairs. "Someone said that showing up is 75 percent of life," Berliant had told me earlier. "If that's true, I've really led nine lives." Edit ModuleAdvertisement |
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