The Dallas Police Department today released new details about a string of violent assaults and/or robberies along the Katy Trail as well as other parts of the city. As many as 11 recent incidents — including the mugging of both a jogger and of a woman leaving the Katy Trail … more

The Bicycle Cafe, which only opened a few months ago and which we just recently featured in the Advocate‘s dining section, is up for sale.

They served up good, healthy sandwiches, salads, breakfasts, juices, beers and so forth but now they are selling, based on the restaurant’s Facebook status:… more

Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House doesn’t start serving food until 5 p.m. Before then, you can order something at Good-2-Go next door and bring them back to Goodfriend so you can drink a beer with your tacos. That’s not a bad idea, and I already had decided on a … more

Here’s a question for Mayor Vision: How did he get to Fair Park for last week’s Texas-OU announcement? He didn’t need to take a signature bridge.

Nothing illustrates the short-sightedness that dominates the thinking of those who run the city better than Fair Park. They whine and bellyache about the … more

The timelessly cool Carroll Shelby — 1956 and ’57 Sports Illustrated race car driver of the year who fashioned, in later years, some of the world’s fastest high performance rides, including the Cobra, Viper, Shelby Mustangs and Ford GT — died Thursday, reportedly from pneumonia.

Shelby was a Woodrow Wilson High School … more

The Dallas school district’s free baseball camp accepts 50 students ages 7-11. The camp is from 9 a.m.-noon June 4-8 at the Dave Andres Ballpark, 1802 Moser.

The camp is open to boys and girls and is coached by high school baseball players from the Greenhill School. The Texas Rangers … more

Some of Lakewood’s biggest fitness fanatics, members of the East Dallas crossfit gym, have begun canvassing neighborhood streets this week asking people to dust off those old running sneakers they have been meaning to put to good use.

You can heave a big sigh of relief, because they don’t want … more

Celebrate the talents and successes of our neighbors Sunday May 20 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Lakewood shopping center.

Lakewoodstock is a neighborhood festival that features local musicians, artists, and businesses to promote interest in what makes Lakewood special, and it’s free.

From music, to laser tag, to … more

East Dallas-based Home by Hovercraft is performing a concert at 8 p.m. May 12 to fund the production of a musical the husband-and-wife rock band co-wrote with Michael Federico.

When we interviewed Seth and Shawn Magill a year ago, their musical, “On the Eve,” was still in the works. They … more

The Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation awarded $18,000 in scholarships to 12 students this week.

Here are the awards:

The Marca Lee Bircher Vocal/Musical Theater Scholarship: Nicholas Chatham
The Bob and Mary Jo English Scholarship: Jonathon Notebaert
The Amy and Jason Kulas Family Scholarship: Jennifer Garcia
The Jesse and … more