When our old neighborhood was brand new
The year was 1925. The word “cooler” still needed to be used with quotation marks. And what we now call historic neighborhoods were part…
News
This weekend: Zimbabwe sculptures, live music, free yoga, open mic and more
Post by Elizabeth Torres, rising DISD senior and an Advocate intern. The Lowest Greenville Collective will be hosting “Lowest G Cools Down the Big…
Being a Dallas Cowboy is this Woodrow coach’s least interesting exploit
Bring in the big leagues C.J. Wilson’s childhood home didn’t have running water. To take a shower, he walked down to a truck stop…
Where is the public/private line on White Rock Lake? Dallas United Crew’s boathouse hangs in the balance.
The funds are in place, and many lake advocates support this boathouse. So why hasn’t it been built? White Rock Lake is 1,015 acres…
White Rock Center of Hope fills in empty Sali’s Pizza space
White Rock Center of Hope is expanding into the former Sali’s Pizza space on Garland Road. The nonprofit organization owns the entire building, and…
Lakewood neighbors unite with purchase of California winery
Often times neighbors get together for a block party, barbecue, or this week, to watch fireworks. It isn’t every day that neighbors get together…
Dining
Delicious: Modern Mot Hai Ba
New owner puts an international twist on Vietnamese Tucked away on Lewis Street, across from a gas station, is one of Lakewood’s hidden gems:…
Delicious: Icy drinks to beat the heat in East Dallas
Adult-style Frozen Moscow mule HG Sply Co. $10 2008 Greenville Ave. Instead of the common ginger beer, this one comes with ginger kombucha. YooHoo…
Lakewood neighbors unite with purchase of California winery
Often times neighbors get together for a block party, barbecue, or this week, to watch fireworks. It isn’t every day that neighbors get together…
There’s nothing left in Sali’s Pizza except for a beautiful husky
Sali’s Pizza has closed up shop. The Garland Road restaurant served Italian staples for over a decade, but when the Advocate visited, there looked…
Can you re-serve used salsa? Stories of food inspections
Ever wondered what restaurants do with that salsa that is left in the dipping bowl when you are done? Seems like a waste to…
Sugarbacon Proper Kitchen is closed, at least temporarily
McKinney transplant Sugarbacon Proper Kitchen is closed for renovations, despite remodeling the entire space when they moved in less than year ago, and restoring the…