Sounds like us? Local pastor finds conflict and harmony in Bethlehem
“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie …” I happened to be in Bethlehem on Election Day last month, co-leading a…
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Mita Havlick: They’re all our babies, so why aren’t we helping them?
My tour of Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School began in the roomy entrance hall. The campus belies the South Dallas neighborhood where it resides…
Why you should see Electric Lizzyland: How one woman displays 30,000 lights with lots of glitter
Where do you find an Abominable Snowman, vintage elves, taxdermied rat scenes and about 100,000 lights? And glitter — lots of glitter? “Electric Lizzyland,” neighbor Liz…
George Mason: 20 years of public theology in 20 quotes
Wilshire Baptist Church senior pastor George Mason writes monthly missives meant to provoke. He was a father of three teenagers when the Advocate worship…
If we vote Nov. 6, maybe we can beat Oklahoma — again
I’m putting out a challenge to all of us: Let’s beat Oklahoma — again. We’ve already done it once this year. As a Longhorn…
How Woodrow teachers create a piece for peace
Woodrow Wilson High School art teachers Miranda Korschun and Jessica Martinez have a vision for a peaceful garden. They are transforming an underused, dumping ground of…
Havlick: Gentrification squeezed out a neighborhood favorite
I confess to uttering a mild expletive when my phone rang and I saw that it was Faulkner’s Cleaners on Lower Greenville. I forget…
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…
Is Junius Heights haunted?
If you live in the historic Junius Heights neighborhood, you may need to stock up on bundles of sage and cans of blue paint…
Mason celebrates 20 years: Won’t you be his neighbor?
A couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary was asked the secret of marriage. She replied, “When he proposed, he got down on a knee,…
Mita Havlick tried not to fall in love with East Dallas. She failed.
Lunching in Lakewood. Dining and drinking on Lower Greenville. Scrambling for candy at the Woodrow homecoming parade. Catching a show at the Granada. Playing…
When your doorbell is a piano
What is 4 feet tall, bright red, has 88 keys and alerts you to visitors? Your doorbell, of course. But only if you’re…
