Mold Remediation in Arlington, TX

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The home of the original Buffalo wings has come to Arlington.

At least, the Anchor Bar of Buffalo, New York, claims that.

The Anchor supposedly popularized Buffalo wings 60 years ago, which was also when the Buffalo Bills won their last championship.

Now, the 90-year-old Anchor has dropped a location into the Village at Ballpark, 2150 E. Lamar Blvd. That’s north of Interstate 30, 1½ miles from AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field.

Here’s the surprise: For a chain far from home, it’s pretty good.

The wings and tenders spare no heat. They come with a choice of 13 sauces and four rubs, all atop traditional wings, white-meat “boneless wings,” full-size tenders or grilled tenders, plus cauliflower or plant-based bites.

The original Buffalo sauce, billed as medium, is plenty hot.

Anchor Bar has seven flavors that are hotter.

The menu offers more than just tenders and wings. It includes Buffalo-blue cheeseburgers, Buffalo-blue chicken pizza and even Philly-Buff-Tex cheesesteaks with Buffalo sauce and queso.

There’s also a western New York favorite, the “beef on weck.” It’s a roast beef sandwich with au jus on house-baked kummelweck, a German bread.

The Anchor Bar in Buffalo claims to have originated Buffalo wings on March 4, 1964, when the Bellisimo family fashioned them from discarded chicken parts as a late-night snack for a son and friends.

But another restaurateur, John Young, had been serving them at his Wings & Things restaurant in the Black business district as early as 1960, his family has said. Several Buffalo restaurants had advertised “barbecued” wings.

The founder of national competitor Duff’s Famous Wings, Ron Duff, has said he dined at Young’s before Anchor Bar contends it first served wings. Duff’s operates a North Texas location at 2787 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake.

At the Anchor Bar one midday during opening week, north Arlington had yet to get in touch with Buffalo culture. The sports bar side, lined with giant TVs, wasn’t busy.

Yet a lunch of green-chile Gouda mac-and-cheese with Buffalo chicken bites came out perfect. Chicken tenders were a generous size.

Advice: Upgrade the side dish from fries to tater tots, onion rings, mac-and-cheese or sweet-potato fries.

There are chocolate desserts and apple pie, if you need something to counter the spice.

Anchor Bar is open for lunch and dinner daily; 682-248-3937, anchorbar.com.

This story was originally published September 23, 2024, 5:30 AM.

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The Carmelite Nuns have been involved in a dispute with the Diocese of Fort Worth for more than a year.

ARLINGTON, Texas — A group of Arlington nuns has been dismissed from their Catholic order and religious life after a year of legal drama, the nun’s Vatican-appointed leader announced this week.

Mother Marie of the Incarnation said in the statement published Monday that the nuns are no longer members of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, which they’d belonged to.

“I ask for your continued prayers and sacrifice on behalf of these seven women, who have reverted to the lay state by their own actions,” the letter, which was published on the Diocese of Fort Worth’s website, reads.

It’s unclear what their dismissal means for the nuns going forward, but the letter indicated that they could return as nuns if they repent.

“Our only wish is that the dismissed members of the Carmel would repent, so that the monastic property could again be rightly called a monastery, inhabited by Discalced Carmelite Nuns, in good canonical standing with the Church of Rome,” the letter said.

The statement comes about a month after the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity announced it had completed the final steps necessary for the monastery to be associated with the Society of Saint Pius X, a group which has been the subject of controversy for decades and has no canonical status in the Catholic Church.

In response, Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson told members not to participate in sacraments at the monastery or offer them financial support as doing so, he said, would associate them with the "scandalous disobedience and disunity" of the nuns.

Monday’s letter is the latest development in a year-plus-long fight between the nuns and Olson. It began in June of last year after the bishop accused the monastery’s head nun, the Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, of violating her vows of chastity with a priest from outside the diocese.

The monastery then filed a civil lawsuit against Olson and the diocese, accusing them of theft and defamation. That civil suit was dismissed in June of last year.

The Vatican placed the nuns under new authority, Mother Marie of the Incarnation, President of the Association of Christ the King, earlier this year, but the nuns wouldn’t allow Mother Marie onto the premises.

It’s the home of the Dallas Cowboys, but where’s a soul to grab a decent bite outside the stadium in Arlington, Texas? We know a spot.

Here are our picks for some of the local restaurants to give a try, from high-end to burgers and beers. Get a taste of some of Dallas’s favorites with outposts out of town and some homegrown and locally owned establishments.

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If you want a dose of good old-fashioned Southern food, hit this spot for lunch, dinner, or brunch on the weekends. The menu is kid-friendly, with chicken fingers and quesadillas that the little ones in a group will enjoy. Adults can order a blackened chicken salad with cajun seasonings, an array of burgers and sandwiches, chicken fried steak, salmon, tilapia, and fried shrimp.

This cozy Italian restaurant serves classic dishes and has a live piano player on Wednesday through Saturday evenings. Owner Antonio Capaccioli, who hails from Siena in Italy, opened the place in 1983. Reservations are recommended, and gluten-free eating can be accommodated with advance notice.

Steak, anyone? Diners looking for an upscale meaty bite before they go should make a reservation at this steakhouse with a view — the stadium is visible from the dining room. The splurgy seafood tower is a classic to order, and while this place specializes in steaks, its seasonal pork chop and lamb chop plates are often spectacular. It is closed on Sundays.

This sports bar is great for groups and serves everything one expects, from burgers to Buffalo wings, with a few surprises on the menu. The short rib Frito Pie is a treat, as is the spicy shrimp Arrabiata pasta. It also has brunch and loads of beer on tap.

Pop by for all you can eat sushi and Japanese food at this Arlington spot — or order a la carte if going all in isn’t the vibe. Rolls, nigiri, sashimi, ceviche, bao buns, fried rice, ramen — the gang’s all here.

This speakeasy-style spot offers live music and food, just outside the stadium. Stop in for a Southern meal with dishes including shrimp and corn chowder, blackened salmon, and loads of steaks.

This Asian spot off the Loews hotel offers a trifecta of experiences: sushi, robota, and steaks. Some of the finest A5 wagyu and omakase for the table are on the menu, if you want to splurge. For something more scaled back, try the miso black cod or a simple fried rice. Go big, or don’t — there are yummy flavors to explore either way.

Some folks think of hot dogs when they think of ball games. For other folks, it’s a steak. Order up a slab, along with oysters or king crab legs, and iceberg wedge, and a side of creamed spinach here. Its also open for breakfast, brunch, and lunch.

Babe’s is a staple in North Texas. If chicken fried steak is the craving, this is where it gets satisfied. The fried chicken is also delightful. The meals are served family style — pick a main and share sides of creamy mashed potatoes, green beans, and biscuits.

Make it a barbecue night at this family-run spot that grew from pop-ups to a food truck to a few locations around the Metroplex — and the Arlington location was its first. Brisket is the thing to try, but the ribs and sausage are awfully good too.

All over DFW, Cane Rosso is revered as one of the best Neapolitan-style pies. This family-friendly spot has simple pies for the kids and adult options that go from complex to fun — we love the Honey Bastard, with mozzarella, hot soppressata, bacon marmalade, and habanero honey.

Craving something comforting but a little outside of the familiar favorites? Poutine and crispy fried pickles are on the menu alongside the Tipsy Burger, which comes with many possible combinations of fixings that will make the head spin.

If alfredo sauces for days and linguine, fettuccine, or spaghetti sound good, this trattoria serves it all, plus a meatball sub for the ages.

Owners Patrick and Fasicka Hicks cook up Texas barbecue with a side of Ethiopian flair. Order from the Tex-Ethiopian platters and get brisket with injera, tibs, berber mac and cheese, gommen, and/or various types of stew.

If you want a dose of good old-fashioned Southern food, hit this spot for lunch, dinner, or brunch on the weekends. The menu is kid-friendly, with chicken fingers and quesadillas that the little ones in a group will enjoy. Adults can order a blackened chicken salad with cajun seasonings, an array of burgers and sandwiches, chicken fried steak, salmon, tilapia, and fried shrimp.

This cozy Italian restaurant serves classic dishes and has a live piano player on Wednesday through Saturday evenings. Owner Antonio Capaccioli, who hails from Siena in Italy, opened the place in 1983. Reservations are recommended, and gluten-free eating can be accommodated with advance notice.

Steak, anyone? Diners looking for an upscale meaty bite before they go should make a reservation at this steakhouse with a view — the stadium is visible from the dining room. The splurgy seafood tower is a classic to order, and while this place specializes in steaks, its seasonal pork chop and lamb chop plates are often spectacular. It is closed on Sundays.

This sports bar is great for groups and serves everything one expects, from burgers to Buffalo wings, with a few surprises on the menu. The short rib Frito Pie is a treat, as is the spicy shrimp Arrabiata pasta. It also has brunch and loads of beer on tap.

Pop by for all you can eat sushi and Japanese food at this Arlington spot — or order a la carte if going all in isn’t the vibe. Rolls, nigiri, sashimi, ceviche, bao buns, fried rice, ramen — the gang’s all here.

This speakeasy-style spot offers live music and food, just outside the stadium. Stop in for a Southern meal with dishes including shrimp and corn chowder, blackened salmon, and loads of steaks.

This Asian spot off the Loews hotel offers a trifecta of experiences: sushi, robota, and steaks. Some of the finest A5 wagyu and omakase for the table are on the menu, if you want to splurge. For something more scaled back, try the miso black cod or a simple fried rice. Go big, or don’t — there are yummy flavors to explore either way.

Some folks think of hot dogs when they think of ball games. For other folks, it’s a steak. Order up a slab, along with oysters or king crab legs, and iceberg wedge, and a side of creamed spinach here. Its also open for breakfast, brunch, and lunch.

Babe’s is a staple in North Texas. If chicken fried steak is the craving, this is where it gets satisfied. The fried chicken is also delightful. The meals are served family style — pick a main and share sides of creamy mashed potatoes, green beans, and biscuits.

Make it a barbecue night at this family-run spot that grew from pop-ups to a food truck to a few locations around the Metroplex — and the Arlington location was its first. Brisket is the thing to try, but the ribs and sausage are awfully good too.

All over DFW, Cane Rosso is revered as one of the best Neapolitan-style pies. This family-friendly spot has simple pies for the kids and adult options that go from complex to fun — we love the Honey Bastard, with mozzarella, hot soppressata, bacon marmalade, and habanero honey.

Craving something comforting but a little outside of the familiar favorites? Poutine and crispy fried pickles are on the menu alongside the Tipsy Burger, which comes with many possible combinations of fixings that will make the head spin.

If alfredo sauces for days and linguine, fettuccine, or spaghetti sound good, this trattoria serves it all, plus a meatball sub for the ages.

Owners Patrick and Fasicka Hicks cook up Texas barbecue with a side of Ethiopian flair. Order from the Tex-Ethiopian platters and get brisket with injera, tibs, berber mac and cheese, gommen, and/or various types of stew.