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TV Christmas through the years
From All in the Family to The Office, New York magazine put together this entertaining, “mushy” and funny two-minute video comprising 40 TV Christmas moments. From Advocate Media, merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus … and general holiday season!
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Who are the people in your neighborhood?
You know, the people that you meet each day …
The Advocate is looking for the gregarious crossing guard, the quirky store clerk who never forgets a face, the mail carrier who goes the extra mile, the storytelling security guard or the UPS driver who never met a stranger.
Nominate … more
Old dogs ARE the best dogs
When we started working on the September cover stories about pets we thought it was a cute idea. Obviously, people love their animals and no one with a heart can help ooo-ing and aww-ing over portraits of sweet furry faces. It was around the time we started working on this … more
Missing your newspaper? Extreme couponers could be the culprit.
So, you step out to grab the Sunday paper from its usual spot on your lawn, but, it’s not there. You figure it’s just some delivery glitch, so later that morning you pick one up at the grocery store, but it’s a little light. Something’s missing. Could be you have … more
Women celebrate right to vote 91 years later
Last week 100 or so women dressed in all-white converged at Dallas City Hall.
They were there to honor the 91st anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Known as Women’s Equality Day, August 24 has been celebrated annually for more than … more
Facebooking at city hall could be tough to regulate
Most of the Advocate editorial staff has worked social media into the fabric of our day, as there is no denying that it is a revolutionary and invaluable source of information and communication. Sometimes we veer off into personal-interaction territory, but in fairness, our personal time is consistently interrupted by … more
Shopping cart cleanup begins this week
This week, plans to round up abandoned shopping carts, part of a citywide quality-of-life improvement program, are underway. According to a June 9 memorandum to the city’s Quality of Life Committee, the test program began yesterday to corral the errant carts that plague Dallas neighborhoods, which proponents of the abandoned-shopping-cart … more
‘Love my Park’ video contest
What’s your favorite park? Think before you answer, because Dallas has more than 21,000 acres of park.
Make a mini movie about your favorite Dallas park and it might be featured in a TV commercial for the Park Department — come on, it’s summertime. This will be fun!
Your four-minute-or-less … more
Update: Mavs victory parade set for Thursday, Mark Cuban will pay
Updated 6.14: Thursday’s parade will start at the Dallas Convention Center downtown and wind its way north to the American Airlines Center beginning at 10 a.m., and the roads will be closed two hours earlier. Fans can begin arriving at 7 a.m. A special event for season-ticket holders will be held inside … more
Mavericks victory parade: the time is now …
… or sometime around June 20.
After the Mavs took a 2-0 lead over the Heat during the ’06 finals, plans for their victory parade were announced. The Mavs didn’t win another game in that series. It’s been a bitter memory for Mavericks fans, until last night. Sweet redemption.… more
CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB is editor of Lake Highlands and managing editor of Advocate Magazines. Email chughes@advocatemag.com or follow twitter.com/chughesbabb.
