Posts Tagged ‘Greenville Avenue’
By Bruce Felps Just read Unfair Park, which reported that a stretch of Lowest Greenville Avenue, between Bell and Alta avenues, closes to southbound traffic come Monday. Anyone who’s driven, or walked, down there in recent months has seen the beginnings of transformation brought on by the new planned development district.
Community Contribution Chef and owner Brian C. Luscher and his wife, Courtney, of The Grape recently presented the Stewpot Alliance with a check from the proceeds of the recent Feast of St. Martha. The Stewpot Alliance was formed to support and promote The Stewpot in downtown Dallas, which offers a safe haven for homeless and [...]
By Bruce Felps The first meeting of this school year’s Stonewall Jackson Elementary School Dads Club convenes Wednesday evening. The patriarchs gather at 7 p.m., Sept. 14, at Snuffer’s Restaurant and Bar.
By Bruce Felps A loyal reader just sent an e-mail message about Kona, a missing female German shepherd last seen in the area. Long story short, Kona likely was snatched from a couple’s gated yard late last month. The couple, though, received a report Saturday that the 4-month-old dog was seen near the Mockingbird-Greenville-Anita area.
By Bruce Felps A semi-late afternoon web-cruise turned up a rather surprising item at the Dallas Morning News Eats Blog. A brief quoted Pat Snuffer, namesake owner of the Lower Greenville Avenue burger-and-cheese-fries joint, denying rumors the venerable eatery would shut down.
By Bruce Felps A few days ago, an e-mail acquaintance e-mailed — imagine that — a rumor about a new site for Matt’s Rancho Martinez. It was one of those friend-posted-on-Facebook-about-an-overheard-conversation rumors so let’s look into that a little more before publishing, huh? Well, I just hung up the phone after talking with Matt III, and [...]
By Bruce Felps Avenue Barket, with a little help from friends The Texas Coalition for Animal Protection, Paws in the City, and Downing Hill Garden Studio, doubles up this weekend on preventing disease and homelessness among pets. The Lower Greenville Avenue pet market offers low-cost vaccinations and a pet adoption event from noon-2 p.m., Aug [...]
By Bruce Felps Heat has a way of withering the sturdiest of plants … and plans. Downing Hill Garden Studio had planned a mojito workshop evening, akin to its recent margarita evening, for later this month, Aug. 25 to be precise. Alas the heat fried that plan, at least for now. The mojito will return [...]
By Bruce Felps Nancy Visser over at the Dallas Morning News East Dallas blog reported today that the proposed bowling alley-bar-restaurant for Lowest Greenville Avenue remains a viable prospect. The attorney for Madison Partners, the developers of the property, said they would appeal to City Council to approve the necessary special use permit required to [...]
By Bruce Felps The Lower Greenville Avenue website Barking Dogs yesterday reported that a sexual assault took place during the weekend near Greenville and Prospect avenues. According to the report, an assailant attacked a woman about 2:45 a.m., Saturday, in a parking lot either in the 5700 block or 5800 block of Prospect.
