More than just a friendly face
Barber, retailer, grocery store manager, UPS delivery man, cashier — these neighbors are ordinary people. But, oh boy, do they have stories to tell.
Q&A: Chuck Connor of White Rock Skate
This Lord of the Rink, who hasn’t missed a day of work in about 40 years, has kept the place looking and feeling just like it did in the ’70s.
Great breakfasts: JJs Cafe
Flavored pancakes include strawberry, chocolate chip, blueberry, Hawaiian and banana nut topped with bananas, pecans and caramel syrup.
Witches’ remedies at the Labyrinth
Step up to the purple house on Bell Ave, and you’ll catch the scent of incense through Labyrinth Metaphysical Herbal Apothecary’s screen door.
LifeNet helps neighbors back on their feet
Tracy Hamblen lives in an apartment building on Live Oak recently purchased by the nonprofit. If not for his little room, he says he would be lost.
Career day at Lakewood Elementary School
Last month, Lakewood Elementary School counselor Lydia Dickson invited about a dozen Lakewood alumni to visit fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms. The Lakewood students asked a lot of questions: Why did you pick your college? How long are your classes? Do you live in a dorm? Did you get to pick your roommate? What is the food like? Is there recess?
Potter Art Metal fixes fixtures 80 years later
As part of renovations at Woodrow Wilson High and J.L. Long Middle, Potter Art is refurbishing the light fixtures they installed in the 1930s.
Non-cork wine closures and a recipe for green chili
Don’t dismiss a wine just because it doesn’t have a cork. Screwcap, Tetrapak, box … The type of closure is no longer a reflection of quality. These wines show just that.
Oliver Francis Gallery shakes things up
Kevin Ruben Jacobs opened the gallery last June in an old building at 209 S. Peak, hoping to present shows that challenge the viewer.
Neighborhood news and notes
Bill Cochran of Lakewood created a Super Bowl commercial for Bridgestone called “Reply All,” and it ranked No. 3 on Time magazine’s list of best TV ads of 2011. Cochran is creative director and writer at The Richards Group and also a longtime cast member with Ad-Libs improvisational comedy troupe. Watch the commercial here.
Neighborhood business buzz
Paperbacks Plus recently moved from La Vista, where it has been located since 1994, to the Lochwood area, next to Casa Linda Bakery. Owner John Tilton says the bookshop also is changing its name to Lucky Dog Books. The Writer’s Garret, which was housed on the second floor of Paperbacks Plus, is moving, too, to a separate space in the same shopping center.
Trader Joe’s chose our neighborhood
And when you consider it could have opened anywhere in Dallas, that says something.
