At Woodrow, a college signing day for robotics
While athletic college signing generates much fanfare, most of those who sign will not become professional athletes. But at Woodrow Wilson High School, a…
News
Neighborhood candidate called out nationally for views on race, religion
The Advocate doesn’t typically cover elections other than the most local of them — city council, mayor and school board — since we’re a…
Laurel Tavern heading to Lowest Greenville next week
They probably didn’t know their restaurant name would divide offices and families with an audio debate for the ages, but Laurel (or is it…
When White Rock Lake neighbors were cool with Nazis but not gonorrhea
When the City of Dallas dammed up White Rock Creek to create a reservoir for drinking water east of the city in 1911, neighbors…
Attention acrobatic wine drinkers – Cool Thursdays are for you
By Lisa Kresl Thursday nights concerts at the Dallas Arboretum are the epicenter of all wine consumption and replaced knee dancing in the city….
Reader’s Digest names White Rock Lake one of world’s most haunted bodies of water
Joining bodies of water like Devil’s Pool in Australia and Blackwater River in Florida, Reader’s Digest named our neighborhood’s lake to its list of…
Dining
Laurel Tavern heading to Lowest Greenville next week
They probably didn’t know their restaurant name would divide offices and families with an audio debate for the ages, but Laurel (or is it…
Food News: Foraging, seafood, brisket and falafel are headed to East Dallas
Several new restaurants have popped up over the past several weeks throughout the neighborhood, providing multiple ways to satisfy your spring cravings. In April,…
Balcony Club will be jazzing it up for 10 more years
After the passing of the Balcony Club’s owner last December, neighbors began to wonder if the longtime jazz and blues venue would keep entertaining…
Goldrush’s Virgil Sanchez Sr. was ‘always for others, not for himself’
Virgil Sanchez Sr., who opened Goldrush cafe in 1980 with his children, died last week. He was 81. Sanchez grew up in McAllen, Texas,…
Goldrush Cafe’s patriarch Virgil Sanchez Sr. died yesterday
Virgil Sanchez Sr., who founded, ran the books and made the behind-the-scenes decisions for Goldrush Cafe, died Thursday evening, according to Goldrush’s Facebook page….
How grubby is our grub? Check East Dallas’ food inspection scores here
Everyone loves to eat out, and if the food is delicious, we rarely ask questions about what is happening behind the scenes. A hair…