Wanna see how parts of Fort Worth Avenue, Bishop Avenue, Davis Street, and Seventh Street might look if the city follows the recommendations on the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan?  Well, click right on this post.

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Julie McCullough Kim, the brains behind Make Shop & Studio and the relatively new handmade mall, Indie Genius, has divined a new way to help you part with your money and feel good about it.

On Feb. 10, stroll on over to Indie Genius’ 5,000-square-foot space on Zang at Seventh Street (behind BEE Enchiladeria) and shop to your heart’s content from 6 to 9 p.m. Buy a raffle ticket and enjoy goodies at the event, which will benefit Dwell With Dignity, a design studio that offers its services to women, men, and families transitioning from homelessness.

Find out more about the Lovely event and Dwell With Dignity here.

According to Old Oak Cliff Conservation League president Michael Amonett, the neighborhood to which he has dedicated so much time and effort is finally getting the credit it deserves.

After submitting a letter and photos to This Old House and PreservationDirectory.com (which you can read here), North Oak Cliff was chosen as the best place to buy an old house in Texas. That’s right. Our ‘hood beat other historic districts in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.

Now that’s what I call bragging rights! Congratulations!

How much do you love Spiral's pancakes? Enough to take a shot at the title?

Start making room right now: Spiral Diner and Bakery will hold it’s annual birthday celebration/vegan pancake eating contest on Feb. 20. At the diner’s first birthday celebration, a cocky truck driver named Eric Mason took the top spot. This year, it’s anyone’s game.

I can say from experience that Spiral’s pancakes go down quite easy with some of their delicious coffee and juice, but there’s no way you can get me to shovel pancakes down my gullet until I toss my flapjacks. How about you? Are you going to take a shot at the title?

While my 16-month-old and I were on our walk to the park in Kessler Plaza, we crossed paths with an elderly Hispanic gentleman who we said hello to. He spoke some Spanish to my daughter with a smile and kept walking, and she turned to see where he was going and said “bye bye.”  He then turned back around, still with a smile.

He took his wallet out, at which point I was anticipating him sharing his grandchildren’s photos, but instead he pulled out a dollar bill and handed it to my daughter.  She held on so tight to that dollar, stopping every so often to look it over.  She knew it was something special.

What a wonderful gesture!

For those of you wanting to watch the last of football on a 30-foot-wide screen for free, here’s your chance.

The Texas Theatre is holding a free big-game-watching party Feb. 6 at 5 p.m., according to theatre operator Barak Epstein.

“You can watch the game without fighting the crowds,” Epstein said.

There will be hot dogs for sale, and the cash bar will be open, Epstein added. The Texas Theatre is located at 231 W. Jefferson Blvd.

Found: blonde, wire-haired puppy on the corner of Hampton and Jefferson on Jan. 24.

Please call 469-951-6053 with any questions.

Retired teacher Martha Look learns a few smooth moves. (Staff photo by Chris McGathey)

I’ve seen the Harlem Globetrotters twice: When I was about 6, accompanied by my equally excited dad, and yesterday at Henderson Elementary.

Actually, just two men arrived to represent the team, but the screams of sheer hysterical elation they drew from the crowd could’ve rivaled the Beatles’ arrival on U.S. soil. I do not kid.

Read this week’s issue of Oak Cliff People for more about Kevin “Special K” Daley, Kenny “Blenda” Rodriguez, and their very animated visit to Oak Cliff.

Monica Greene has opened an enchiladeria on Davis Street. (Photo by Gangway Advertising)

In case you missed the sign in the picture, Monica Greene’s Best Enchiladas Ever opened in the former home of the Quinn bar today. Look for a review in this week’s edition of Oak Cliff People.

For those interested in making the area of Kings Highway and Seventh Street more walkable or beautiful, here’s your chance to put your two cents in (again).

There’s going to be a meeting on improving what some have called Kings Crossing at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 1 at the Kessler Theater, per Amy Cowan.

What do y’all think should be done for the area?