Birds of a feather are flocking to neighborhood back yards. While researching the story “City chicks” for June’s Advocate magazine, we discovered that hens are the hot new backyard pets. They provide companionship and breakfast, after all, so what’s not to love? For fresh eggs right here in the ’hood, visit Karri Nichols, whom we photographed for the story. Reach her at 214.263.0324, or send her an email.
A question about the ethnic makeup of Dallas’ TAG and magnet schools arose during discussion about the DISD cuts — “do white students flock to TAG and magnet schools?” Back Talk has the answer. (Well, we have some well-though-out ideas, anyway). See what the buzz is about, and weigh in on the discussion here.
Will municipal budget cuts affect your neighborhood recreation center? Some say it is likely.
The Advocate staff is working to bring you more multimedia features such as podcasts — here’s one with Rudy Bush, a city hall reporter for the Dallas Morning News, who came to talk city budget and taxes … and in this one, listen to our editors and photographers discuss last month’s cover stories about neighborhood celebrities. We also have video — if you missed the recent Kids Safety Fair at the Northeast Police Substation, we have all the drug-sniffing dogs, cool rides and cute kiddos here … and, a lot of school administrators pull their hair out, but this principal made good on a bribe by getting hers cut off … and, finally, two exchange students tell all about their year at Woodrow Wilson High School.
Find out which East Dallas eatery served as a set for an upcoming movie, and which one got a nod in a national magazine.
We here at Advocate have officially jumped aboard the social network bandwagon. You can now follow us on Twitter, or join us on Facebook. We promise not to bombard you with tweets or status updates about how much we hate Mondays — instead, we’ll just use both formats to keep on bringing you the latest and greatest neighborhood happenings.
