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Keep your mind sharp and sidestep any real work this Friday afternoon with sporcle.com. This website has hundreds of quizzes that test you on everything from the top beer brewers to Beatles’ songs to recently banned books. Whether you fancy yourself a history buff or have a reputation in Bloodsport … more

We’ve been following the recent rash of cat killings on this blog—and today,  Dallas Observer  is reporting that at least one of the recently killed cats in Northwest Dallas was killed by a human.

After a veterinarian examined the remains of one of the cats, it was determined that the … more

Neighbors want our recreation centers to keep their current business hours, even if means paying more to use them. The city is considering cutting back those hours in the proposed budget—but during the Thursday night town hall budget meeting hosted by councilmen Natkinsky and Koop, neighbors expressed a strong opposition … more

The city has given North Haven Gardens the green light to sell hens in its nursery.

The brakes had been put on hen sales after a neighbor complained—but after reviewing the city code, officials have decided that hens classify as accessories to North Haven Gardens’ product line.

The first official … more

If you have some clutter you need to clear way, this Saturday the city will be hosting its annual recycling roundup at the Dallas International School in our neighborhood. You can bring sorts of hard-to-recycle items, like televisions, furniture, and appliances. And if you’ve done some remodeling, they’ll also accept … more

SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts is launching the Meadows Prize, an award that will be granted to four artists per year.

The school will award emerging professionals with an international profile in advertising, art, art history, arts administration, cinema-television, corporate communications, dance, journalism, music and theatre.

The prize includes … more

Earlier this month I told you about the grand opening of Fresh Berry, and the free frozen yogurt that was being offered in celebration of that.

If you missed that deal, no worries. Franchise owner Anthony De Manicor contacted Advocate to let us know about a special running through September … more

Yesterday I told you about the recent cat slayings that have happened in our neighborhood, a trend we’ve been following all summer on our East Dallas blog and Far North Dallas blog. 

Dallas police have now formed a task force to investigate those cat deaths. Some neighbors have suggested this … more

Several W.T. White students have been selected to be a part of DISD’s TV news shows this year:

Julie Negussie will be a reporter on "School Zone Dallas," a 30-minute news program about DISD, which is produced by district employees and hosted by students. The show, which airs on KERA, … more

This summer there has been a rash of cat slayings in Far North Dallas and East Dallas. We’ve been following the trend here and here on our blogs. Now the trend is starting to spread into Preston Hollow.

Yesterday two cats in the Sparkman neighborhood were severed in half and … more