“Aww”-inspiring pets
The Advocate this year received an unprecedented amount of entries into the annual Best Pet contest. Check out the neighborhood animals we love.
Dallas Video Festival turns 25
Twenty-five years ago, the Dallas Museum of Art invited Bart Weiss to present a program of video art.
Making the most of millions
Sarah Cotton Nelson oversees more than $79 million in charitable grants every year as chief philanthropy officer for the Communities Foundation of Texas. She has a light-filled corner office decorated with oriental furniture and a lovely garden view.
The four-legged bellboy
Higgins Bottomley has come a long way in the year since his humble beginnings at a shelter. The beagle mix now lives a posh life as the new director of pet relations at the Hotel Palomar on Mockingbird and Central Expressway.
What gives?
Small ways that you can make a big difference for nonprofits: Fundraising through fitness; Get pampered; Raise dough
The foster mother
Cindy Embrey opened Avenue Barket, the Lower Greenville pet store, about two-and-a-half years ago. Since then, she has become the point person for lost and stray dogs in the neighborhood.
Paws & claws: Remember snow?
Roxy, a golden retriever rescue, and Riley, a wheaten terrier, play in the white stuff. Their person, Sharon Kushner, lives in the M Streets.
Monster Yogurt is scary good
Monster Yogurt opened in Casa Linda Plaza recently, offering the typical frozen yogurt shop elements: self-serve pay-by-weight fro-yo and loads of toppings.
People and their pets
Linda Helton has her first solo exhibition of her paintings of pets and their people are in a folk-art style, and they were inspired by our neighborhood.
Local coffee
Kevin says. This passion for coffee and roasting beans has become a business venture for the couple. They started their business, Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters, about a year and a half ago, after the company they both worked for closed and they lost their jobs.
Out and about in September
Sept 21 – Oct. 21, ‘Pinkalicious the Musical’: Based on the book by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann, Dallas Children’s Theater presents “Pinkalicious the Musical,” a celebration of family and love. This show is intended for ages 5 and older. …and more
Delicious: Sports bars
Despite its namesake, White Rock Sports Bar isn’t your typical sports bar. “I tell people it’s more of a neighborhood bar with nine TVs,”
owner J.D. Stevens says. It’s a quiet, no-frills spot, but you can bet the sound will be on during Cowboys, Mavericks or Rangers games. Stevens opened the bar about six years ago.
