Medieval battlefield at Norbuck Park
Video and story: Each Sunday, the members of recreational role-playing game Amtgard take the White Rock area park back a few centuries.
Q&A: Musician Cary Pierce
One-half of the alt-rock band Jackopierce joins St. John’s Episcopal School as its artist-in-residence.
Lakewood’s 1st & 10
There's lots to love about this sports tavern with its retro bar, dark wood paneling and old-time country tunes resonating from the jukebox.
Over-the-top athletes
They aren’t paid, but these neighbors are dedicated to their sports — and they're pretty darn good.Neighborhood garden news: Stonewall Jackson and arboretum
I didn’t realize a national Garden Writers Association exists, but it apparently has hundreds of members — and this trade group of garden journalists for publications like the New York Times, Living Magazine and Fine Gardening will soon be making a stop at Stonewall Jackson Elementary. (Here’s the Advocate back… more
This weekend: reunion show, Labor Day picnic, jazz festival
The Lakewood Theater is hosting the Ritz club reunion party Saturday with a performance from Red Leather.
The Dallas Arboretum’s Labor Day picnic and concert is Sunday from 6-9 p.m. and includes a performance from country singer Deryl Dodd. Tickets are $10-$15.
Amsterdam Bar in Expo Park is hosting a… more
Live Local: The T Shop
In the September “Live Local” columnist Erin Moyer offers up interesting tidbits about several neighborhood business. Here’s an excerpt about The T Shop in Lakewood shopping center. If you’re one of those (sickos) who starts your holiday shopping in September, this needs to be on your radar:
Lori Trent’s tenure… more
Santa Fe pedestrian bridge spans Garland Road
The DMN has an interesting time-lapse video of last night’s bridge construction that extends the Santa Fe Trail across Garland Road near Gaston. The video shows the bridge being hoisted and then lowered into place over Garland Road. It’s not earth-shaking, but if you have 94 seconds, it’s interesting.
There’s a big ol’ trash raft in White Rock Creek
Photographer Dylan Hollingsworth found this big ol’ mess of trash in White Rock Creek while he was out shooting his nieces recently. The shots went viral from his Facebook page this week.
The Observer contacted City Hall about it, and now the Office of Environmental Quality and Stormwater Management are… more
Little Bean celebrates one year with Rikshaw designer
Little Bean opened in our neighborhood last year right around the time that my daughter was born — great timing for me. This lovely little store on Junius, stocked with owner Christine Visneau’s designs as well as items she has carefully selected, is a gem and a must-visit for parents… more
Is air quality important or not?
Here’s an interesting juxtaposition of headlines from this morning’s DMN:
“Natural gas taxis going to the front of the line at Love Field.”
“Solo drivers may be able to buy way onto Dallas HOV lanes.”
On the one hand, our government leaders are busting the chops of small, individual-owned taxis… more
Boxing keeps this Old East Dallas college student on track
Our cover story in the September Advocate is all about athletes. They’re not professionals, but they all take their sport of choice very seriously.
One athlete we profiled is 20-year-old boxer Max DeLeon of Old East Dallas. DeLeon, who played football at Woodrow Wilson High School, dreams of turning pro.… more
Wine review: Château l’Ermitage Rosé 2009
I was drinking rose the other day, and a question came up. Why, if so many roses are supposed to be dry, do some California roses seem sweet?
Two reasons. One is the idea of perception of sweetness, in which our brains assume that something that tastes fruity is going… more
Don’t Stop Believin: Cary Pierce hopes to bring pop music to neighborhood school
When I interviewed Cary Pierce of Jackopierce fame about his new post as artist in residence at St. John’s Episcopal, he said he’d like to create something similar to the PS 22 Choir in Dallas. Don’t know what PS22 is? I didn’t either until I searched for them on youtube. … more
