This new restaurant has the best skyline views in Dallas
Monarch in downtown Dallas opened March 10.
Monarch, the new restaurant on the 49th floor of The National building in downtown Dallas, has views of the city from every side.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
Short rib bolognese is among the house-made pastas at Monarch.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
And yet, Monarch’s biggest wow is its bird’s-eye view of Dallas. The restaurant is on the 49th floor, and diners can sit up against floor-to-ceiling windows for a spectacular peek at the city from on high.
The view rivals those from the famous Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck restaurant atop Reunion Tower. But it’s no competition, because Five Sixty closed during the pandemic.
Idlewild frontman
The songwriter used his time wisely during lockdown, focussing ideas for a brand new project. Lo! Soul was constructed remotely between Roddyâs home in the Hebrides and Andrew Mitchellâs studio in Dundee, with Andrew working as producer and collaborator.
Out digitally on May 21st, a vinyl edition of Lo! Soul is set to follow in July with Roddy arranging a series of live shows for late summer.
Roddy explains: I m a collaborative songwriter, used to working in a room with one or more people, or a band, and I think my songs benefit from that human connection and response. With lockdown last year my initial reaction was not to work on songs. It offered a pause for us all, and like many others I found myself alone and reflecting. Concentrating on reading and writing. Considering maybe working on a book of poems insteadâ¦.
Lee County Fair continues
By CHUCK BALLARO
news@breezenewspapers.com
Judging by the line of people at the box office waiting to buy tickets to enter the 97th Southwest Florida Lee County Fair on pre-opening might, this could well be the best fair yet.
Sneak Peek Thursday attracted a larger number of people than ever to the Lee Civic Center, thanks to $1 admission and $1 rides. In year’s past, the fair offered $12 general admission.
To keep people safe, things were a little more spread out and rides were disinfected after every use. There will also be temperature checks at the gate, where people will walk in and if someone registers a temperature over 100.5 degrees, they will not be allowed in.
Lee County festival opens this week at the Civic Center
By CHUCK BALLARO - | Feb 24, 2021
Last year, the Southwest Florida Lee County Fair beat the clock, closing just before the pandemic ground public events to a halt.
And while there was concern that there might not be a 97th version of the fair this year, it will go on after all, starting Thursday and running through Sunday, March 7, at the Lee Civic Center.
However, it won’t be like the fair attendees have seen in the past. Things will be much more spread out and the rides will be cleaned frequently to follow CDC guidelines and keep people safe.