Woodrow’s Bobby Estes quits football coach/AD positions
Longtime Woodrow Wilson High School football coach and athletic director Bobby Estes called it quits Monday, stepping down from both positions to spend more…
Christmas miracle: $1.95 per gallon gas
So here’s a Black Friday weekend deal you may not have expected: You can buy regular gas for $1.95 per gallon at a neighborhood…
Neighbor helps cop tackle drugged-out criminal at Ross & Henderson
Unlike the rest of the crowd nearby, neighbor Steve Mabry didn’t pull out his cell phone when he saw a Dallas police officer fighting…
Woodrow band stars in NBC Today Show national broadcast
We’ve been writing about the renaissance of the Woodrow Wilson High School band for a few years. Now it looks like the entire country…
Wamre: Why you should take the train
In the midst of reading yet another ponderous article about how North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un believes the U.S. is disrespecting him, and then laboring through…
CareNow opening in former bank-gas station at Belmont & Abrams
When there’s new construction in the neighborhood, it’s usually a health-care facility or a pharmacy, right? Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding: Health-care facility it…
The tao of Willie
Last man standing Want to know the difference between you, me and Willie Nelson? He can laugh about the future, and most of us…
Wamre: Your perspective may change the weather
The power of pessimism For a long time, a friend liked his job. Then he loved it. Now he hates it. Same job. Same…
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Watch video: Electric lines ‘explode’ behind Lakewood home
It’s a little late in the season for a fireworks display, but that’s exactly what this video appears to be showing — except it’s…
Something keeps him going, not miles and miles away, but in my sandwich shop
Guitar man It’s rare to find a restaurant that doesn’t have a television, or 10 televisions, blaring sports or news programs. People seem more…
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…
Rick Wamre: How I found inspiration in unexpected places
True grit Most speakers stride to the stage reeking of authority. They are there, after all, to tell the rest of us something we…
