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The Woodrow Wilson High School baseball team beat Adamson High School in its recent bi-district series, two games to one.

Next the Wildcats take on Rockwall-Heath High School. The first game is at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Rockwall. Game two is at 1 p.m. Saturday at Randall Park Field. If … more

This week, May 6-12, is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and Dallas Academy is inviting the community to an anti-bullying presentation Wednesday.

The Child Mind Institute will present “A Parent’s Guide to Bullying” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. It is free and open to the public, and childcare … more

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced its free community concert series, including the Memorial Day concert at Flagpole Hill.

That’s at 8 p.m. Monday, May 28, at 8007 Northwest Highway, and a fireworks display follows the concert.

The symphony also performs at 8 p.m Tuesday, May 29, at Exall Park, 1355 … more

The Woodrow baseball team plays Adamson in game 2 of a playoff series at 7 p.m. Friday at Randall Park. If there’s a game 3, they will play at noon Saturday also at Randall Park.

The Crown & Harp is throwing a birthday party for the Godfather of Soul, James … more

Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral and the Aberg Center for Literacy host an open cathedral Friday, with musical performances, art and photography exhibits.

Seven jazz acts perform starting at 6:30 p.m. at the church, 5100 Ross at Henderson. The event is free and open to the public.

Here is the music … more

A group of Woodrow Pre-IB sophomores and freshmen traveled to Costa Rica over spring break to visit schools, learn about the country’s culture and experience eco-tourism. The students learned about wildlife, volcanoes, waterfalls, beaches and people in Costa Rica. Students are following up with community service projects at the Costa … more

One of our neighbors has taken legal action in an attempt to prevent the city from allowing the Dallas Arboretum to use grassy areas at Winfrey Point for temporary overflow parking.

The Park Board recently gave the arboretum permission to park cars there during the Chihuly exhibit, May  5-Nov. 5. … more

The Woodrow Community Foundation will award 12 scholarships totaling $17,000 at a ceremony from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, May 7 at Veritex Community Bank.

The foundation this year has doubled the number of scholarships offered and more than quadrupled the money available.… more

The Dallas Arboretum has agreed to direct traffic and orchestrate parking at Winfrey Point, even when arboretum patrons are not parking there, to alleviate parking woes.

Parking at Winfrey Point often becomes choked and chaotic on weekends during little league games and other events, which can be a danger to … more

Not funky like a teenager’s socks, funky like George Clinton.

“Woodrow Valedictorian Funk Master” is a heading that found its way to my inbox today, with this video attached:

It seems Nick Chatham, whom the Advocate interviewed in 2008, when he was 15, is a budding pop star. But we … more