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Home My WebLink About2017-01-24 Euless ArticlesNew Euless 24 Hour Fitness includes indoor turf Kay Kennedy of Irving works out on the indoor turf at 24 Hour Fitness in Euless on Jan. 3. Khampha Bouaphanh kbouaphanh@star-telegram.com BY ELIZABETH CAMPBELL liz@star-telegram.com EULESS When Mike Davila learned that there was an indoor turf field at the newly-opened 24 Hour Fitness in the Glade Parks development, he was among the first to work out at the gym. “I’m super excited,” he said, adding that it was his first time there. Chris van Holbeck, general manager at the Euless 24 Hour Fitness, said people who come to work out use the Turf Zone for activities such as pushing and pulling sleds, flipping tires and agility drills. “We are giving our members another option to let them work out,” van Holbeck said. In Davila’s case, he wants a vigorous workout and a chance to practice box jumping, an activity in which a person repeatedly jumps on and off of a box that is about 4 feet high. “Indoor turf is excellent for me. It’s a game-changer for me because it allows me to do things I can’t do in other gyms,” he said. Other fitness centers are also offering indoor turf. At Lifetime Fitness in Mansfield, personal trainer Dwayne Levels said the indoor turf helps his clients because of the softer surface for working out. “I played football for a while, and I’ve had three knee surgeries,” Levels said. “I can play on turf all day long. There is less impact on the joints, and you can do all kinds of sports.” Tom Manella, vice president of personal training at Lifetime Fitness, said indoor turf areas are included in new locations for Lifetime Fitness as well as when an existing fitness center is renovated. Manella said he doesn’t have a figure on how many fitness centers have turf, but it gives people another option for working out. “It’s another tool in the toolbox for meeting today’s exercise trends. It’s a softer surface with less resistance on the body,” Manella said. Meanwhile, the 37,000-square foot 24 Hour Fitness in Euless has other amenities for exercise enthusiasts such as virtual classes, an indoor pool and a kids’ club where parents can bring their children. The children can play games or hone their skills on a mini soccer field. When asked about locating in Glade Parks, van Holbeck said he is looking forward to working in a growing area where the emphasis is on an active lifestyle. The Glade Parks development includes urban lofts, single-family homes, restaurants and retail and has easy access from Airport Freeway. “Glade Parks is a great location for us,” van Holbeck said. Elizabeth Campbell: 817-390-7696, @fwstliz Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/hurst-euless- bedford_news/article125479464.html#storylink=cpy Dog-friendly restaurant opens in Euless’ Glade Parks development Lazy Dog Restaurant founder discusses his vision 0:51 The Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar in Euless’ Glade Parks opened Monday. Handout BY ELIZABETH CAMPBELL liz@star-telegram.com EULESS Dog lovers rejoice! You and your favorite pooch can enjoy a meal together at the Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar that is now open in the busy Glade Parks development in Euless. The location at 2521 Texas 121 is the third restaurant in North Texas for the Southern California-based chain. It opened Monday and features a 1,300-square- foot patio especially designed for dogs to dine with their owners. There is even a doggie menu. The 8,600-square-foot interior features a Rocky Mountain Wyoming design. Some of the menu highlights for humans are bone-in pork schnitzel and braised lamb shank ragu over noodles. Pooches can have a free bowl of water and dine on a grilled hamburger patty or a grilled chicken breast, both with brown rice, or just have the rice alone. Elizabeth Campbell: 817-390-7696, @fwstliz Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/hurst-euless- bedford_news/article126149004.html#storylink=cpy ‘Drive-Thru Jedi' Delights Chick- Fil-A Customers By: Kaitlin Moore 40 EULESS, Tx - Chick-fil-A employee Teran Olsen has won over customers as he navigates traffic, armed with foam lightsabers. Fans of his (and Star Wars) are quick to share his flips, spins and aerial crescent kicks on YouTube and Facebook. Those talents have earned him many titles including ‘lightsaber choreographer’ and ‘drive-thru Jedi.’ During a Euless Chick-fil-A’s most desperate hour—the lunch time rush—the employee and Star Wars enthusiast stepped in to help coordinate traffic. “I decided, ‘how about me? I can do it. I know martial arts. Maybe I can add some spunk to it,” said Olsen. But don’t be fooled by his smile and good manners. “I’m a Sith Lord fan. I do like the Jedi, but I’m more [in tune with] the dark side,” he said. In his off time, he trains for lightsaber choreography competitions. On the clock, he keeps traffic moving, while delighting a captive audience. “He’s so crazy cuz he drinks so much chocolate [milk],” said 5-year-old fan Nathan Hill. Olsen admits to drinking three servings of chocolate milk daily to replenish his energy. When you’re 5-years-old and a Star Wars fan, directing traffic with lightsabers, seems like the coolest job in the galaxy. “I think I should become a traffic cop sometime and drink 3 chocolate milks a day,” Hill said. For 23-year-old Olsen, a job where you can use lightsabers every day, is just about a perfect fit. “I love it. It is awesome. It’s one of the things that helps me get up in the morning, knowing I can come here.” Article provided by http://dfw.cbslocal.com. The Lazy Dog Restaurant Opens In Euless January 13, 2017 9:21 AM JD Ryan You know that feeling when you see a dog laying on the porch or in front of a crackling fireplace, it just feels like home. That’s the feeling you get when you walk into the brand new Lazy Dog Restaurant in Euless. “We wanted the concept to be very fun and playful. For some reason it just popped in my head that including the dog in our concept would really give it that family feel” said CEO & Founder of Lazy Dog Restaurants Chris Simms. That family feel extends to the family furry friends who are welcome on the patios, but it’s really about the comfort of home. “We’ve got this great part of the menu that is craveable classics, it’s all of those comfort foods that you grew up with” Simms added. Like the Chicken Tortilla Soup from an old family recipe or maybe the Campfire Pot Roast that will melt on your tongue. “We braise it for five hours in the back kitchen. We make these beautiful skin-on mashed potatoes that we make several times a day” Simms explained. From the Barbeque Bison Meatloaf to the Simms Family S’Mores, a visit to the Lazy Dog is enough to make any puppy pant. JD Ryan is breaking from the pack at the Lazy Dog Restaurant in Euless…Around Town! Seats up for grabs in the May 6 municipal elections in the H-E-B area BY ELIZABETH CAMPBELL HURST City council and school board seats are up for grabs May 6 in Hurst, Euless and Bedford. The filing period begins Wednesday and continues until 5 p.m. Feb. 17. Here are the council and school board places that are up for election and the incumbents who serve in those positions. Bedford City Council Term: three years Place 4: Michael Boyter. He was appointed Jan. 10 to finish the term of Steve Farco, who resigned for health reasons. Place 6: Roger Fisher. Euless City Council Term: three years Mayor: Linda Martin Place 2: Jeremy Tompkins Place 4: Linda Eilenfeldt Hurst City Council Term: two years Place 1: David Booe Place 2: Larry Kitchens Place 6: Henry Wilson Hurst-Euless-Bedford school board Term: four years Place 2: Dawn Jordan-Wells Place 3: Matt Romero Place 4: Ellen Jones Place 5: Faye Beaulieu First bite (and bark): Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar in Euless Nearly two months ago, my wife and I adopted a Great Pyrenees puppy — now 10 months old and heading past 55 pounds — from the Humane Society of North Texas’ Regional Adoption Center in Keller. He had a shelter name, but we redubbed him Oliver. In an attempt to socialize Oliver, we have taken him to several places with dog- friendly patios. But even such big dog hangouts as Woodshed in Fort Worth (which has a dog menu) and Shannon Brewing Co. in Keller are not quite as forward about their dog-friendliness as Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, a California-based chain that just opened a location in Euless’ Glade Parks development (there are also locations in Addison and Plano, and the company has its eye on Fort Worth). Lazy Dog was founded 13 years ago by Chris Simms, who is also its CEO. “We’re really a restaurant that’s focused on scratch cooking, innovative cuisine and a great bar program,” Simm says. “We’ve found that the dog-friendly atmosphere is a complement to the restaurant as opposed to the only thing we focus on.” Simm says that when he started the restaurants, the concept of dog-friendly patios wasn’t that common, and his organization worked with California and Los Angeles officials to get dogs allowed onto patios. Obviously, Simms is a dog person — as is every employee I encountered. Food- service rules mean that servers can’t pet or touch the dogs, but every Lazy Dog worker — and a customer or two — cooed over Oliver, who was a little barky. OK, so when the servers brought Oliver water in disposable bowls, he tended to tip the water out and chew up the bowl, but that’s mellow for him at this stage. We are working on training. Although the restaurant is open to the public, I was there for a media “preview,” in which I was apparently the only member of the media who brought a dog, which meant that we had to eat on the patio — good thing it was something like 75 degrees. The one media dog got to partake of the dog menu, which consists of hamburger or chicken with white or brown rice (Oliver preferred the hamburger, without rice, and even ate it before destroying the bowl). But the Euless location will not have a dog menu — at the start, at least. “We’re working with the local government now to try to get some sort of variance for that,” Simms says. “Because we’ve successfully done it at 20 restaurants, and we know how to be dog-friendly the safe way.” (Addison is the only one of the three North Texas Lazy Dogs that currently has a dog menu. There is much, however, more for humans to sample. Quite a bit, in fact. The vibe: Aside from the dog-friendliness, it’s rustic — and not hipster rustic, either. So Simms is going for a mountain-lodge look with Lazy Dog, and on the patio, that comes through most clearly with the fire pit in the center, which also had some of the lowest seating. The patio itself is about 1,300 square feet, covered but with a skylight over the fire pit. While a helpful employee watched Oliver, I took a quick walk-through inside, where the walls featured dog photos and Wyoming- inspired cowboy art. Restrooms are dubbed “good boy” and “good girl.” And, of course, the vibe is dog-friendly — but most of the people on the patio were dogless, simply enjoying a nice day for patio dining with this restaurant’s menu, which is almost as eclectic as the music. The food: Media got to sample three small plates: a Hatch chile bacon mac n’ cheese ($6.25), cast-iron turkey meatballs ($6.50, inspired by a recipe from executive chef Gabe Caliendo’s grandmother), and a “Dirty Dog” (a $6 happy- hour item consisting of a bacon-wrapped Nathan’s hot dog inside a King’s Hawaiian bun, topped with potato chips, bleu-cheese dressing, Buffalo sauce and slaw). Of these, the mac n’ cheese was easily my favorite, with good chile flavor, a dash of heat and a good mix of textures. The meatballs were also good, if a little less dazzling, and while the Dirty Dog has its virtues, it’s just a little too over-the-top for my tastes (a bacon-wrapped Nathan’s is good without all the stuff on top). Sampled entrees included sticky ribs and umami fries ($17.25); bacon-wrapped barbecue bison meatloaf with red-skinned mashed potatoes, sauteed spinach and haystack onions ($17.50); and bone-in pork schnitzel with red potato and bacon salad, as well as apple-cider cabbage slaw ($15.25). The schnitzel was the winner here: It’s a seasonal item that Simms says proved so popular that it earned extra time on the menu, breaded with crushed pretzels for some nice crunch and served with a mustard sauce with a good bite to it — but the pork flavor of the schnitzel stands on its own. Sampled desserts were standouts: Butter cake ($6.50), shortbreadish but with a softer texture, topped with minted strawberry compote and vanilla-bean ice cream and with a sweet-balsamic drizzle on the plate; and the new Simms Family S’More ($6.95), which has the usual marshmallow-chocolate-graham cracker components, along peanut butter and crushed peanuts. The verdict: The extensive menu, more than anything else (well, more than anything besides the desserts), is what will get us to return: There’s a lot to try here. The dog-friendliness of the patio makes the restaurant attractive to dog lovers, but it will be even more appealing if the restaurant and Euless can work things out so that the restaurant can serve a dog menu. And there are already some pretty strong rules about where dogs can sit — your lap dog, for instance, can’t use your lap here. Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, 2521 State Highway 121, Euless, 682-738- 0861, https://www.lazydogrestaurants.com. Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-midnight Saturday-Sunday. Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/living/food-drink/article125890904.html#storylink=cpy