Fetching personalities: Pets in our neighborhood
People love their pets. Like doting parents, owners hold forth on the virtues of their domesticated mammals, “… makes my world a better place,”…
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Meet the winner of Advocate’s annual online pet photo contest: Tex
Little Tex While he might be miniature compared to his iconic namesake Big Tex, East Dallas’ Tex makes up for what he lacks in…
Snapped: Snakes among us
When he’s not training at Octagon MMA gym in East Dallas, mixed martial arts master Klayton Mai spends his time charming snakes. He hand-raises…
Health + Wellness Advisor
A Healthy Lifestyle Within Reach The Lakewood/East Dallas area is home to White Rock Lake and stellar schools, but did you know that it’s…
Norbuck Park
As told to Keri Mitchell by Sally Rodriguez, retired Dallas Park and Recreation Department historian. All photos are courtesy of the Dallas Municipal Archives…
A beautiful, wasteful chapel
The moral to the story of an Italian banker’s offering On a recent sabbatical, I saw firsthand the work of a master, considered the…
9 reasons to maintain hope in Dallas ISD: A matter of choice
Photo courtesy of Dallas ISD Magnet schools have reigned supreme in Dallas ISD for decades. Formed as equalizers in the days of desegregation, the...
Love at the fair: Where so many couples began
Big Tex, corny dogs, the Texas Star ferris wheel, cows, fried Snickers: for most of us, these are the sights, sounds and flavors of…
Delicious: One90 Smoked Meats
Meat. It’s what’s for dinner, always, at One90 Smoked Meats. One90 offers a variety of small-batch craft meats at its recently opened storefront in…
11 things to do in September around Lakewood/East Dallas
Sept. 13 Okrapalooza This sixth annual fundraiser for Promise of Peace Community Garden, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., includes an okra cook-off with live music,…
Bus to nowhere: The Coolest Stuff in Texas
After buying an official DART bus off Craigslist for $7,000, three Woodrow Wilson grads are now on a mission to find the coolest stuff…
The whole Lot
No one is on the fence about The Lot. Neighbors either love it or hate it, and that usually has to do with whether…
