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You probably don’t know that those of us here at Advocate Media also publish the printed State Fair of Texas Visitors Guide that you’ll find just about everywhere at th[...]
01 Oct 2012
Painting pride Friends of Greiner, the newly formed advisory board at W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, worked with the City of Dallas Graffiti Outreach Program to create a ne[...]
29 Sep 2012
Community The Kessler Theater will host the inaugural Oak Cliff Music Festival from noon-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Acts announced so far are Carolyn Wonderland, Alejandro Escovedo a[...]
29 Sep 2012
Tradition is the gravity that pulls us to the State Fair If you’ve ever attended the State Fair of Texas, even once in the event’s 126-year history, you know the talking points. Th[...]
26 Sep 2012
Radio host Mike Rhyner is a 1968 graduate of Kimball High School, born and raised in Oak Cliff. He’s been on the air with KTCK since its debut in 1993, a fixture on the afte[...]
26 Sep 2012
Everything’s bully Sonia Gaona’s English bulldog Cooper struts his stuff in the Bishop Arts District. Got a pet you want us to feature? Email your photo to launch@advocatema[...]
26 Sep 2012
Oct. 26-27 Blues, Bandits & BBQ Friday is locals night with a cooking demonstration from chef Tim Byres of Smoke, a biergarten, live music and a “Bonnie and Clyde” screening at[...]
26 Sep 2012
What makes the cooking different at Catfish Connection are the spices, which they mix into the cornmeal before frying the fish.[...]
26 Sep 2012
Castellar Brut Cava ($10) Spain The wine business is in flux, with forces dragging it in all sorts of directions. Will prices go up, or will they continue at near decade lows? Will[...]
26 Sep 2012
This 36-year-old bookstore is in its twilight years An automatic “bong!” sounds as the door opens to International Books, and it brings Robert N. Jones to his feet, “Can I help you[...]
26 Sep 2012
Well-removed from Big Tex and the Midway, past the Cotton Bowl, sits the Creative Arts Building at Fair Park. While it’s not the State Fair of Texas’ sexiest attraction, the sweepi[...]
26 Sep 2012
One stunning home from the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League tour The Castañeda home on Canterbury Court in Kessler Park looks almost like a tree house from the street. Built on a [...]
26 Sep 2012
