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5 books from neighborhood authors to read this holiday season

Celebrate National Cookie Day with one of these local bakeries

Could the February power crisis happen again?

5 books from neighborhood authors to read this holiday season

Lake Highlands and East Dallas nonprofits receive grant from Hispanic 100 Latina Giving Circle

Christmas lights on Caribou Trail

Lochland’s Food and Spirits offers signature goodies for the holidays

Here’s the secret to skipping the crowds at Holiday in the Highlands

Artist’s new book showcases White Rock Lake

Teen charged with manslaughter in shooting of 16-year-old

Under Wraps: where wrapping paper benefits nonprofit organizations

Seven local gifts for your favorite Lake Highlander

Maritime disasters and the arrival of POWs: White Rock Lake events from Novembers past

CORONAVIRUS

Texas attorney general follows through on threat to sue Richardson ISD

Liesbeth Powers2021-09-10T20:50:53-05:00September 10th, 2021|0 Comments

RISD moves to monitor schools based on 15% absence threshold

Liesbeth Powers2021-09-08T09:19:34-05:00September 7th, 2021|0 Comments

The Villages of Lake Highlands announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff

Liesbeth Powers2021-09-01T16:56:29-05:00September 1st, 2021|0 Comments

Casita Tex Mex receiving $10,000 donation as part of new Texas assistance fund

Liesbeth Powers2021-08-25T18:18:01-05:00August 25th, 2021|0 Comments

Casita Tex Mex is one of five businesses across the [...]

Richardson ISD to continue requiring masks based on new Travis County court decision

Liesbeth Powers2021-08-16T16:21:28-05:00August 16th, 2021|0 Comments

Richardson ISD will continue to require masks for the first [...]

Dallas ISD will continue requiring masks, following Texas Supreme Court’s blocking mandate in Dallas County

Renee Umsted2021-08-15T19:54:53-05:00August 15th, 2021|0 Comments

Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa. Photo by Renee Umsted. [...]

New mask order for Dallas County impacts all indoor activities for schools, businesses

Liesbeth Powers2021-08-12T10:50:16-05:00August 11th, 2021|0 Comments

A new mask order for Dallas County goes into [...]

Richardson ISD offering virtual classroom option for students through grade 6

Liesbeth Powers2021-08-13T10:35:14-05:00August 9th, 2021|0 Comments

This story has been updated to include information on the [...]

Lake Highlands Alamo Drafthouse now slated for August reopening

Liesbeth Powers2021-08-03T16:31:41-05:00August 3rd, 2021|0 Comments

Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands expects to open Aug. 13. [...]

As a small business ourselves, the Advocate knows that neighborhood small businesses are hurting. We’re helping for the duration of the crisis by building a directory and hosting ads for businesses that need help the most.

Woking in the USA: Traditional Chinese meets American rock music at Wok Star Chinese
Photography by KATHY TRAN. very Christmas Day, David Romano and his family used to eat Chinese food in New York City. The president of Local Favorite Restaurants group and a legacy [...]
Meet the cottage bakers who make our neighborhood sweet
Photography by Jessica Turner Becoming a professional baker doesn’t have to start with a 40-quart industrial mixer. Some of the tastiest cookie makers in the neighborhood grew businesses straight from their Lake Highlands [...]
From Henk’s to Haute Sweets Patissere: Fill your picnic basket with favorites from Lake Highlands eateries
Photography by Liesbeth Powers Fill a basket with favorites from neighborhood eateries and head for the park 1. ZATO THAI CUISINE AND SUSHI BAR Red Dragon Roll made with shrimp tempura [...]

Holiday sales and shopping up this season

Get in on these Black Friday deals across Dallas

Dollar Tree to become ‘$1.25 tree,’ at least in practice

Is the ‘American Dream’ of homeownership dying in Dallas neighborhoods?

Scoot McNairy featured in new A24 film “C’mon C’mon”

3 gift-worthy outdoor lifestyle brands from Dallas

HHM Health gives away food for Thanksgiving to those in need

The average Dallas shopper’s holiday budget

Feel at home in this new coffee shop in Richardson

Need a quick Target run on Thanksgiving? Not anymore

Jerry Haynes, Mr. Peppermint, reported JFK assassination from Dealey Plaza

Man found shot dead inside car, police ask for public’s help

How Dan Stringer and Jordan Brooks brought a bit of Lake Highlands to New York

Before they were Penny & Sparrow, they called themselves the Dallas Cowboys

Celebrate National Cookie Day with one of these local bakeries

Raven Jordan2021-11-30T14:02:50-06:00November 30th, 2021|0 Comments

Could the February power crisis happen again?

Christina Hughes Babb2021-11-30T12:48:39-06:00November 30th, 2021|0 Comments

5 books from neighborhood authors to read this holiday season

Claudia Vega2021-11-30T12:25:41-06:00November 30th, 2021|0 Comments

Lake Highlands and East Dallas nonprofits receive grant from Hispanic 100 Latina Giving Circle

Raven Jordan2021-11-30T12:19:46-06:00November 30th, 2021|0 Comments

Christmas lights on Caribou Trail

Carol Toler2021-11-30T18:17:50-06:00November 30th, 2021|0 Comments

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Dollar Tree to become ‘$1.25 tree,’ at least in practice

The average Dallas shopper’s holiday budget