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The Woodrow PTA holiday party is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 at Legal Grounds. Admission is $5, and the party is BYOB. RSVP to Laura Graham.

Friday, Dec. 9 is Woodrow night at NorthPark Center. The choirs, band, drill team, dance troupes and cheerleaders perform starting at 6:30 p.m., … more

Food Truck Fridays kicks off at the Shops at Park Lane today. Seven food trucks — 3 Men and a Taco, Gennarino’s, Green House, Jack’s Chowhound, Ruthie’s Rolling Cafe, Ssahm BBQ and Trailercakes — will post up at the retail development from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. today and every Friday in … more

 Hotel Palomar hosts a wine hour from 5-7 tonight, Thursday, Dec. 1, benefiting the North Texas Food Bank. Snacks, wine and free valet parking with a $20 donation.

Light-up Lakewood is from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2., in Harrell Park, at Abrams and Gaston, in the Lakewood Shopping Center. Bring … more

Under a DISD proposal to close 11 schools, James B. Bonham Elementary School’s 225 students would move to Robert E. Lee and Ben Milam elementary schools.

Bonham serves students in kindergarten through third grade, while Lee and Milam serve K-5. Bonham and Lee are rated exemplary by the Texas Education … more

The sixth-grade football team at St. Thomas Aquinas School won their “Catholic bowl” game Nov. 19, beating St. Patrick Catholic School. Here is a picture:

The St. Thomas boys also won last year as fifth-graders. It is the first time a St. Thomas team has won two Catholic bowl games … more

The 88-year-old James B. Bonham Elementary School is one of 11 that DISD is proposing to close in an effort to save $11.5 million.

Parents and neighbors intend to fight to keep Bonham open and are tying blue ribbons around neighborhood trees in a show of support. A website, savebonham.org, … more

The Texas Monthly “Breakfast!” issue arrived in my mailbox recently, and two neighborhood places are featured among the seven “best” breakfast spots in Dallas: Company Cafe and White Rock Local Market.

Company Cafe opened on Lower Greenville in April, offering healthier versions of comfort food. Texas Monthly recommends the Deep … more

Happy Turkey Day, Advocate readers. We are thankful for you. There are a few things going on this weekend.

Fair Park Holiday is from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26. It’s free.

The Granada Theater is putting all its tickets for shows between Dec. 1-Jan. 28 on sale for $15 … more

The thing that really drives this GED prep and ESL program are the people who are willing to get involved, executive director Teri Walker says.

The Vickery Place Centennial Home Tour sold a record 550 tickets for the event held in October.