By ROY APPLETON / Dallas Morning News

A proposed rezoning near Bishop Avenue and Neely Street would clear the way for a restaurant near Oak Cliff's Bishop Arts District. And such a change would be bad for its residential neighborhood.

That's what six residents of the Kidd Springs area in north Oak Cliff told the City Plan Commission last week. Among their concerns: more noise, traffic and public parking in front of private homes.

"We've got parking problems coming out our kazoo," Pam Conley, a longtime Kidd Springs watchdog, told commissioners before they unanimously opposed the rezoning request.

John's Cafe celebrated it's 40th anniversary this Sunday morning, by serving breakfast for 98 cents, the same price when he opened the doors at the original location on Middle Greenville (in the space now occupied by BBT Bank).

Seated - Georgia (John's daughter) and John.

John's location on Lowest Greenville just above Ross Avenue

John's original location on Greenville @ Vickery.

More photos - click here!

How can you look into those big eyes and say, Sorry, little girl, but we are going to mow the native flowers and kill all the little birdies at Winfrey Point. Now get out of my way!

More photos from the Save Winfrey Point Rally @ Arboretum - click here

Photo - Copyright 2012 / Avi S. Adelman

Dallas City Council Member Sheffie Kadane, standing in front of >100 supporters of the natural Texas prairie land area at Winfrey Point / White Rock Lake, announced early this afternoon there will be no mowing in order to create parking lots this weekend (for the Arboretum's Chihuly exhibit).

Even though the temporary legal agreement between residents and the Park / Recreation allows it, they won't be mowing. He is not supporting turning this unique and almost the last area of original untouched prairie into parking lots, and he is not going to let anyone destroy the two-year old baseball fields, which he credits with reviving Little League in Dallas.

He noted the deal to allow the area to be used for parking lots was a private agreement between the department and the Arboretum, which are usually not brought to the City Council for review.

Follow the story on the DMN blog - click here.

Save Winfrey Point community website - click here

Photos from Friday afternoon informal rally @ Winfrey Point - click here

Photos from Saturday morning rally @ Arboretum entrance - click here

The Dallas Police Department just flashed a notice to Lowest Greenville crimewatch members. They are reporting at least one arrest (but BD has heard there may be two more) of a suspect in a series of armed robberies in the area.

Less than two weeks ago, shots were fired during a daring daylight robbery on La Vista Court - see story here, see police report here. And then last Friday, another armed robbery with similar suspect information and descriptions took place on Prairie Avenue near Columbia/Fitzhugh - see reports here and here.

In both cases, the suspects were driving the same white Nissan Maxima (apparently they never learned to steal a car before robbing anyone). During the second robbery, one of the witnesses managed to write down the license plate, despite being threatened with being shot for doing it.

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