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Polk County News Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 6, 2016 5A Dallas’ new website to go live on Friday By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — If you visit the city of Dallas’ website on Friday, you will be greet- ed with a different looking site. And city officials hope, a more user friendly experi- ence. “We’ve been working on it a long time actually, so we are pretty excited to get rid of the old look and walk into the 21st century,” Dal- las City Manager Ron Fog- gin said. “The old one isn’t bad, but the new one just looks great. It feels like a much better experience, easier access to informa- tion.” The “old” website has been around since 2008 or 2009, Foggin said. With re- cent work completed on a new marketing strategy, the city felt it was time to up- grade its online presence, too. “It is our face that we put out to the world,” Foggin said. “What we know about statistics on the website is that people from Turkey and people from Russia, and China look at our website.” He said whether some of those people are looking for Dallas, Texas, he doesn’t know, but it’s still impor- tant to make a good im- pression. More critical still is to look up-to-date and pro- vide access to information to businesses looking to lo- cate in Dallas or prospec- tive residents. “As we look at economic development, it’s one of those pieces that I hope sends the message that people want to be here. That it is professional, inviting and looks great,” Foggin said. EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer Carla and Miguel Garcia run Casa Burrito Tequila Grill in Monmouth. The Mexican restaurant opened in September. CASA BURRITO New restaurant offers fresh Mexican cuisine, authentic taco stand By Emily Mentzer Make it a meal The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — Miguel Garcia always dreamt of owning his own restaurant. “Since I started in the restaurant working, I was al- ways looking for one little place to start,” he said. He and his wife, Carla, 20, opened Casa Burrito Tequila Grill in Monmouth in Sep- tember. The restaurant serves a variety of combination plates and dishes inside. The establishment also of- fers a full bar, from margari- tas to beer. Outside sits a taco cart where people hungry for a more authentic taste of Mex- ico may indulge in street tacos, burritos, tortas and sopas. On Saturdays and Sun- days, fresh tortillas and What: Casa Burrito Tequila Grill. Where: 564 Powell St. E., Monmouth. When: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The taco cart has the same hours. For more information: 503-837-0615. Of note: A taco stand ofers a variety of delicious options including a choice from ive homemade sauces. menudo is on the menu. The restaurant offers daily lunch deals. It is modeled after the Tequila Grill in McMinnville, where Garcia started in the restaurant business. “The one in McMinnville is two or three times bigger than this one,” he said. “The taco stand makes more money than the restaurant. I hope that is the case with us, too.” It’s too soon to tell if that will be the case, but with a location right on Highway 99W, Casa Burrito — and its taco stand — gets a lot of traffic from those passing through Monmouth, Garcia said. Garcia, 26, started his ca- reer at the age of 15 washing dishes. From there, he learned everything he could about the business, from busboy, server, cook to manage- ment. “I can make something for me, not just working for other people,” Garcia said. “I always had in my mind to be more. You always had to be learning. If the machine is not working, you have to fix it to keep it working. That’s what makes you ready when the opportunity is there.” Garcia said he doesn’t have a favorite item on the menu — it really just de- pends on what you’re in the mood for, he added. The combination plates offer something for every- one, Garcia said. “We even have shrimp cocktail,” he said. After 11 years moving up the ladder, Garcia said his favorite job in the restaurant is what he started doing: washing dishes. “You don’t have any re- sponsibility, just washing dishes, that’s it,” he said. Government Another key issue with the soon-to-be bygone website will be solved come Friday: poor navigation. Foggin said not all infor- mation will be available after one click, but people will be able to find what they are looking for much easier. Preliminary work on the new site started in May and Foggin admitted he was “being a little bit picky” in terms of design elements he wanted to see. “We looked at a number of websites that we liked aspects of and then asked the website design compa- ny to take the best of those things and incorporate them,” he said. Foggin said he’s pleased the city will finally be able to reveal the finished prod- uct. “We are really excited about the new look,” he said. “The fresh, new look goes really well with our marketing and our brand- ing that we’ve recently done.” Visit the new website at www.ci.dallas.or.us/. In other business, the Dallas City Council: • Reviewed an ordinance amending the city’s devel- opment code and another that would amend the city’s wild animal code to make it illegal to feed deer. The council is scheduled to vote on both ordinances at its Jan. 19 meeting. Please join us in THANKING ALL of these Businesses for supporting these extra publications throughout the year. • Spring, Fall & Winter Sports Previews • High School Graduations & Homecomings • Back To School • Polk County Fair Without them, it wouldn’t be possible! THANKS! All City MARR BROS. Computer Ease II Inc. GUTTERING INC. 2555 Liberty Rd. Dallas 503-623-5350 Diamonds, Colored Stones, Jewelry & Watch Repair Second Century of Service 694 Main St. - Dallas 503-623-3286 837 Main St. Dallas 503-623-3117 13770 Orchard Knob Rd Dallas 503-623-9222 811 Main St. Dallas 503-623-1184 875 Pacific Hwy S MONMOUTH 503-838-1830 Family Dentistry Dallas Orthodontics Dr. Bart Carter 503-623-6532 410 E Ellendale #4 • Braces • Invisalign • Smiles Heartstrings Florist & Artisans 137 SW Court St. Dallas 503-831-1410 • Auto • Home • Business • Life • Health Mitch Ratzlaff 289 E Ellendale, Ste 603 Dallas 503-623-5875 www.mitchratzlaff.com Tom Davis Jr. DMD ” “S e ho w Y our S mi l Matthew W. 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