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Local blogger Bernard Brown of White Rock Lake, Dallas last Wednesday snapped photos of a man swimming in the lake near the old Dreyfus Club near Sunset Bay and posted them on his site.

It wasn’t until later that he heard the story about the drowning, which we reported last … more

By “we”,  I mean the team that represented our ‘hood at the National Senior League Wii Bowling Championships.

Remember the C.C. Young Wii bowling team the Young Strikers? We ran a story about them last year when the newly formed team, whose members range in age from 50-90-something, advanced to the … more

An adult male was swimming in the lake between two unspecified points, Dallas Fire-Rescue media liaison Jason Evans says, when a witness apparently spotted him struggling and called 9-1-1 at about 6 p.m. yesterday.

By the time EMTs arrived, the man had been pulled from the water by a bystander. … more

Wilbur the gander, who lives by the White Rock Bath house, is a handsome leader of geese with an impressive fan base, his own “friends” group and Facebook page.

Wilbur watchers are worried tonight because Wilbur along with three other geese who live at the lake seem to be missing.… more

Last night I dreamed I was late for a soccer game and I was desperately searching for my shin guards and cleats—so frustrated that I was crying. Couldn’t find them anywhere. Thing is, I haven’t played soccer in a decade or so, so what does it all mean?

I could … more

Dozens of Dallas area runners will tackle the historic Boston Marathon this morning, including several from the East Dallas based White Rock Running Co-op and Dallas Running Club.

Pictured left are two WRRC members Allyson Gump and Brent Yost, pre race.  Other neighborhood runners that we know of include Nicole Kalogeropoulos … more

Sundown at Granada, 3520 Greenville, recently launched a Texas-themed happy hour featuring beer from Texas breweries Shiner, Lone Star, Deep Ellum, Rahr and Saint Arnolds at $3 each.

Not a beer drinker? The $4 specials include Titos vodka and frozen margaritas, or try $5 wines from McPherson Cellars in Lubbock.… more

There recently has been some buzz about the city allowing restaurants and other businesses around White Rock Lake. Advocate readers have already shared some interesting ideas. What do you think? Answer our poll and, if you like, elaborate in the comments section.… more

There will be a memorial service for the 23-year-old woman who died in a scooter accident on Abrams in Lakewood Tuesday.

Many of us saw the traffic Tuesday; some of you tell us you saw the smashed-up scooter. The reason for the traffic back-up is tragic. A young woman named … more

The Dallas White Rock Marathon board of directors last week announced a noteworthy organizational change, promoting its race director to executive director and outsourcing the management of race logistics to a firm called Event Southwest.

In his new role, Grunewald, a White Rock area resident, will supervise all administrative aspects … more