The East Dallas drought of the 1950s
Dallas endured 52 days of 100-plus temperatures in 1953, just one part of a deadly, statewide heat wave and drought that lasted from 1951 to 1957.
Musician Carey Pierce
On his solo debut, You Are Here (Aware Records) Pierce utilizes much of the radio friendly sound that personified Jackopierce.
Tennis dynamo Tara Eckel
Kathi Eckel was on the court teaching the day she had her daughter, so you might say that Tara was born to play tennis.
Buckner Village’s crepe myrtles
Andy Waters was perfect for the job. He had both the lifelong green thumb and the experience needed to undertake just such a project.
Sweet Endings
Fresh ground coffees, pies of every description, and the unmistakable smell of flour, sugar and eggs baking in a glorious concoction somewhere in the back.
Dessert wines
The wine often sits in a in a corner of the store in a small, funny-looking bottle. But that doesn’t mean the contents aren’t worth exploring.
Neighborhood news & notes
A roundup of happenings in our neck of the woods …
Woodrow alumni plan their 20 and 30 year reunions
And other news from WWHS …
‘Saint’ and volunteer Charlie Derrick
Whether he’s picking up donated food for the White Rock Center of Hope or greeting visitors to the Dallas Arboretum, Derrick can almost always be found volunteering.
Summer brings time for holiness
Vacation, in other words, is a good time to renew vocation.
Embrace the summer temps
I wasn’t around for the heat wave of the ’50s described in this month’s Advocate, but I’ve lived in Dallas most of my life,…
