A love letter to Velvet Taco’s picnic chicken
Picnic chicken tacos with queso blanco at Velvet Taco. Photo by Jynnette Neal The Advocate’s usual dining stories stay neutral; we do not review restaurants. [...]
A love letter to Velvet Taco’s picnic chicken
Picnic chicken tacos with queso blanco at Velvet Taco. Photo by Jynnette Neal The Advocate’s usual dining stories stay neutral; we do not review restaurants. [...]
A letter from Advocate Media President Jehadu Abshiro: ‘Let’s celebrate our neighborhood.’
Hello! Recently, I was driving down Lower Greenville on a Thursday around dinner time. I was peeking into the restaurants, and I noticed many of [...]
Pull Through Coffee Bar inside Dallas Bike Works is built to be a gathering place where coffee & cycling come together
“This is a coffee farm?” Christina James recalls asking as she took in the green and lush mountainous landscape of Bogotá, Colombia, with her dad [...]
Chef at Lower Greenville’s Ariana Cuisine has been serving Afghan family recipes for a decade
The traditional Afghan restaurant Ariana Cuisine has been serving neighbors for years. But the story of this family-owned business began decades earlier. Photography by Kathy [...]
Remembering Peter Colombo, beloved owner of Alfonso’s Italian Restaurant in White Rock Center who aimed to make everyone feel like family
In 1982, Michigan native Peter Colombo opened Alfonso’s Italian Restaurant at age 27 in Casa Linda Plaza, and it’s still standing in White Rock Center [...]
Whole Foods Market succeeds Minyard’s & Safeway as Lakewood’s community grocery store
B ack in 2009, we covered the opening of Lakewood Whole Foods Market like it was the Super Bowl. Photography by Lauren AllenThere were so [...]
Pianists share their love of music with Terilli’s & St. Martin’s customers to enhance the dining experience
“Everyone loves music. What would the world be without music? What would your day be without music? We have to have music.” — Lewis Henderson [...]
Pull Through Coffee Bar inside Dallas Bike Works is built to be gathering place where coffee & cycling come together
“This is a coffee farm?” Christina James recalls asking as she took in the green and lush mountainous landscape of Bogotá, Colombia, with her dad [...]
Meet ‘Foodbitch,’ Dallas’ original food influencer who is anonymously highlighting local restaurants online
“Foodbitch” is a bit of a misnomer. The food influencer’s content is mostly positive. The Richardson native, who lived in Lakewood Hills for 14 years [...]
A letter from Advocate Media President Jehadu Abshiro: ‘Let’s celebrate our neighborhood.’
Hello! Recently, I was driving down Lower Greenville on a Thursday around dinner time. I was peeking into the restaurants, and I noticed many of [...]
Remembering Mauricio Martinez
Photo courtesy of Lupe Garcia. Mauricio Martinez, manager of the Calvario Funeral Home, passed away last month at age 53. Martinez was the manager of [...]
Texas Women’s Foundation names Renda Mathew chair-elect
Photo courtesy of Texas Women’s Foundation. The Lake Highlands-based Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) has named Renda Mathew its next chair-elect, the nonprofit announced Monday. Currently, [...]
RISD welcomes new students with inaugural New Family Welcome Tour
Photo courtesy of Richardson Independent School District. The Richardson Independent School District welcomed new families with its first New Family Welcome Tour on Monday, Aug. [...]
D13 Together coalition to hold press conference on District 13 zoning concerns
Photo from D13 Together website Correction: The original photo posted with the story has been removed as the building renderings were outdated. This story has [...]
Shoyo to move up a few blocks on Greenville Avenue
Shoyo has closed at 1916 Greenville Ave. and is expected to reopen at 2114 Greenville Ave. Screenshot courtesy of Google Maps. Shoyo is staying in [...]
Right 2 Write poetry festival to hold fourth annual event next month
Photo courtesy of Alexandria Gurley. The fourth annual Right 2 Write festival will return on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center and [...]
Back-to-school dates to know for RISD and Dallas ISD families
School is just around the corner. Here are a few important dates for families with students enrolled in Richardson Independent School District and Dallas Independent [...]
Man is stable after being shot in the leg over the weekend in Deep Ellum
Photo courtesy of Getty Images A man reportedly survived being shot in Deep Ellum early Sunday. Dallas police officers were called to South Walton and [...]
Through August, Oncor will conduct vegetation management work in the Vickery Meadow area
Photo courtesy of District 13’s newsletter. According to District 13’s newsletter, Oncor will treat four areas in Vickery Meadow. The work will take place within [...]
