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Bryan’s House, a nonprofit providing services to special-needs children and children affected by HIV and AIDS, is moving to Oak Cliff.

The nonprofit is taking the former Springhill Montessori School building at 802 S. Beckley. The school is moving to Fort Worth Avenue.

Bryan’s House, established in 1988 as a … more

Here are two opportunities for free beer and wine tastings. Chelsmati’s Wine Market is hosting Brotherhood Winery Friday, April 6, for a tasting at 6 p.m. RSVP to chelsmati@gmail.com or call or text 214.923.9814. Next door, North Oak Cliff Beer and Wine is celebrating National Beer Day Saturday, April 7, … more

The city’s Office of Cultural Affairs has $50,000 to spend on murals for four retaining walls at the Oak Cliff end of the Jefferson Viaduct, near the Oak Farms plant.

The city is calling for  “submission of qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams to work with the City of … more

Three Oak Cliff high schools compete in soccer playoffs tonight, Tuesday, April 2.

The Molina High School boys team plays West Mesquite at 7:30 at Sprague Stadium.

The Kimball High School girls team faces Waxahachie at 6 at Kincaide Stadium.

And the Adamson girls team plays Red Oak at 6 … more

The April Advocate features the renovation story of Cynthia Oliver’s Winnekta Heights home. It was nearly 100 years old when she bought it, and it had been broken into a four-unit apartment building. Here’s what it looked like:

Oliver hired Deanna Kisko of Tahoe Custom Homes to renovate the house. … more

The Odd County Fair, a square dance and soap-box derby benefiting Sunset High School, is from noon-5 p.m. Saturday in the Bishop Arts District.

The sixth-annual Rockers vs. Mods kicks off with a meet-and-greet tonight, March 30, from 6-8 at BarBelmont. DJ Wild in the Streets kicks out the jams.… more

I wish I had better news for you guys, but hey, at least a Chinese buffet is approximately equal to a Luby’s?

I mean, just think of all the things it’s NOT going to be: Pawn shop, drive-through beer store, payday loan place, Walmart…… more

In the November Advocate, we wrote about outstanding seniors, including Jim Walston, who retired from Vought Aircraft Industries after working there his entire career.

Walston is a member of the Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit group that restores old planes and is composed of Vought retires like Walston. … more

The West Dallas Chamber of Commerce and the Dallas County Young Democrats are hosting a meet-the-candidates forum for Democrats running for U.S. Congress in the newly created District 33.

The forum is from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, April 9 at Salon Las Americas.

Twelve Democrats are vying for the seat, including … more

Dallas Mavericks players West and Lamar Odom visited the Dallas Zoo Monday with 30 elementary school students who have been selected as Mavs Academic All Stars for outstanding grades and classroom performance.

Here is Delonte West holding a tortoise:

Here they are with the all stars:

Here is Lamar Odom … more