Will national retailers bring new locations to our neighborhood? What’s keeping them away? Can local businesses meet the challenge?

Almost half of all adults in the Dallas area cannot read at a fourth-grade level. This Wynnewood resident and L.I.F.T. volunteer is taking on the problem.

“I wanted to have a neighborhood Italian restaurant,” says chef and owner David Uygur. “Everything is made in-house. Most places don’t do that.”

Valentine’s Day is — next to Thanksgiving — perhaps the most requested wine recommendation holiday on the calendar.

A roundup of this month’s best neighborhood events.

Recently, after a late night of studies, Gerardo Perez became a victim of a crime — accompanied by an expensive repair bill that definitely would be costly for a young student.

A roundup of happenings in our neck of the woods …

The Advocate goes to Niagara Falls.

It would be nice to solely blame our politicians for this behavior, but when you look around, there are still plenty of regular folk who show, by their actions, that their time and their opinions are more valuable and important than anyone else’s.

Updates from The Cozy Cottage, Coco Andre, Zola’s Everyday Vintage and more …