Bridge Opening Bonanza in Dallas


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o celebrate the opening of the Mar- garet Hunt Hill Bridge, which will connect the Woodall Rodgers Freeway downtown to Singleton Boulevard,


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West Dallas, the West Dallas Chamber of Commerce, West Dallas Foundation and Trinity Trust Foundation are hosting a Bridge-o-Rama festival in West Dallas and nearby neighborhoods with a Bridge- o-Rama pavilion, the debut of several new restaurants, a Parade of Giants, a world music concert, an area-wide faith celebration and more.


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Win a Week for Two at Farm of Life in Costa Rica T


wo lucky winners will enjoy a week-long stay at a much-loved boutique health


retreat in Costa Rica, sponsored by Natural Awakenings and Farm of Life (Finca de Vida). Secluded high in the cooling mountains


above Dominical with views of the Pacific Ocean, Farm of Life offers yoga classes, health counseling, educational retreats, a wide variety of area activities, and a delicious raw food menu featuring fresh produce from their permaculture garden. The property features spring-fed pools, an organic farm, mountainside yoga deck with sunset views of the Pacific Ocean, an inviting common house, and delightful hilltop cottages and cabins. The sweepstakes prize includes shared accommodations for two, ground trans-


Lyle Lovett and His Large Band perform at a paid concert March 2. The eighth annual 5K and 10K Trinity River Levee Run (DallasRunningClub.com) will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., March 3. The race starts on the West Dallas side of the bridge and proceeds across the bridge, through the Design District and back, ending in West Dallas. A Street Fair (mhhbridgecelebration.com) will be held from noon to 9 p.m., March 3, with local musicians on multiple stages with sidewalk artists, dancers, street food vendors and costumed performers and a fireworks finale. At 6:50 a.m., March 4, the public is


invited to attend a special sunrise blessing and ribbon cutting and special program of events. The free Meadows Museum Exhibition (MeadowsMuseumDallas.org) featuring the work of world-renowned Architect Santiago Calatrava, who de- signed the bridge, and SMU: A Decade in Motion, opens March 4, through April 22.


The cable-stayed bridge is more than 400 feet high in some places over the Trinity River, and with a total length of 1,870 feet, cost $93 million to build.


For more information call 214-740-1616 or visit Bridge-o-Rama.com.


Before I met my husband, I’d never fallen in love. I’d stepped in it a few times. ~Rita Rudner


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portation to and from the San José airport, nightly dinners, and use of the communal kitchen and the farm’s fruits and vegetables to prepare your own breakfast and lunches. Winners will also enjoy health coaching, yoga sessions, two waterfall hikes, a beach excursion, permaculture farm tour, and tour of Manuel Antonio National Park. The best part is simply relaxing in this very special mountain retreat with like- minded international guests while learning how to create a healthier lifestyle. Owners Jody and Brian Calvi have a well-deserved reputation for attentive, loving service and skillful health counseling devoted to helping guests explore the inner world of personal health while enjoying the peaceful, healing and inspirational natural surroundings.


To enter, the contest visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com/contests. To learn more about Farm of Life, visit FarmOfLifecr.com and by googling tripadvisor farm of life.


Trader Joe’s Grocery Arrives in DFW T


he California-based grocery chain Trader Joe’s is open- ing three locations in our community this year. The first will be on Lower Greenville Avenue, in Ft. Worth, then one at Preston Road and Park Boulevard, and finally, 2701 Hulen Street, between West Vickery Boulevard and Bellaire Drive South, in Dallas. Trader Joe’s carries domestic and imported food products that include artisan breads, 100 percent pure juices, international frozen entrees, deli items and other grocer- ies. Trader Joes’ started in California in the late 1950s. Hallmarks of the stores are the cedar-planked walls and


store employees dressed in cool Hawaiian shirts. Trader Joe’s is a welcome addition to the green, healthy and sustainable scene


here in the Dallas Metroplex. It joins such stalwarts as Central Market, Whole Foods Market, Sprouts and Natural Grocers, to provide DFW residents the widest availability of choices in natural and organic foods. As well, it provides an additional outlet for the many fresh, natural and organic products available from Metroplex area growers and farmers. Trader Joe’s spokesperson Alison Mochizuki says, “Dallas is a place we’ve wanted to be for a long time. We are a company that grows in a very controlled and thoughtful way, in order to maintain the Trader Joe’s customer experience.”


Natural Awakenings Dallas Metroplex Magazine welcomes Trader Joes’s to DFW. www.NADallas.com


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