Scenes from South Oak Cliff’s football championship celebration
The South Oak Cliff Golden Bears celebrated the football team’s 2025 5A Division II UIL State Championship today with a parade down South Marsalis Avenue [...]
Wildcat women’s basketball dominates Nimitz
Lake Highlands women’s basketball dominated Irving Nimitz (14-10, 3-2 District 7-6A) on Friday, winning 72-30, to extend the Wildcats’ winning streak to three games. Lake [...]
UniMarket now open in Kingsley Square
UniMarket Latin Foods has opened near the intersection of Skillman Street and Walnut Hill Lane. House-roasted coffee beans can be purchased for home brewing. Photo [...]
Pecan Lodge gets its wings by being served on select American Airlines flights
Pecan Lodge. Photography by Kathy Tran. Famed Deep Ellum barbecue joint Pecan Lodge is partnering with American Airlines to serve meals on board certain flights. [...]
Oak Highlands Brewery hosting chili cook-off
Oak Highlands Brewery will host its sixth annual chili cook-off at the end of January. While the Lake Highlands-born operation may have moved its taproom [...]
Ritual in Bryan Place to serve up cocktails & small bites
Screenshot of Ritual’s website. Cocktail bar and restaurant Ritual — also called Ritual Lounge on its website — is coming to Ross Avenue and North [...]
Kilmac’s on West Davis Street is close to opening
Photo by Victoria Hernandez. Pubsmith LLC announced Wednesday that the company is close to opening their sister bar in the coming months. The post on [...]
The Old Monk announces new sister bar called Kilmac’s
Screenshot from The Old Monk’s Instagram page. The Old Monk announced it would be opening a new sister bar in the future. The post on [...]
Greenhill School hosts 35 DFW organizations at first-time Nonprofit Fair
Image courtesy of Greenhill School Founded in 1950, Greenhill School recently wrapped its 75th anniversary year, including a first-ever Nonprofit Fair. In keeping with the independent [...]
University Park Library student book club highlights free books, after school event
Registration for the UP Library Middle School Book Club is open through January 12, 2026. Registration is now open for the University Park Public Library [...]
Dallas ISD outlines its 2026 bond plan
Photo by Rasy Ran. Dallas ISD district officials presented the preliminary 2026 bond plan with a proposed $6.2 billion bond and $0.01 property tax increase. If [...]
Dallas Sanitation collecting Christmas trees
The City of Dallas is collecting used Christmas trees ahead of the close of the holiday season. Photo by Carol Toler. Until Jan. 24, City [...]
Cane Rosso named top 20 pizzeria in U.S. by Pizza Today
Photo by Kathy Tran. In late December, the margarita-filled trade publication Pizza Today released its annual report on the top 20 pizzerias in the country. [...]
Law firm spruces up historic cafe where Bonnie Parker once worked
Before and after pictures of 3302 Swiss Circle, formerly Mrs. Hartgraves’ Café. Photos courtesy of Robert Abtahi. The crescent-shaped building at 3302 Swiss Circle used [...]
‘Mahj for a Cause’ to benefit Grace Loncar Foundation
Photo courtesy of Peace Love Mahjong The Grace Loncar Foundation will host their second annual Mahj for a Cause on January 25 from 2 to [...]
25 defining Lake Highlands moments in 2025
As we ring in 2026, let’s look back at the moments that shaped the past year in Lake Highlands. Tre Johnson drafted 6th overall. After [...]
Zora Neale Hurston Festival returns to the Oak Cliff Cultural Center
Courtesy City of Dallas. The Oak Cliff Cultural Center will host the Zora Neale Hurston Festival this Saturday. Hurston was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist [...]
Body found in debris of Whitehurst Drive apartment fire
A body was found two days after a Sunday morning fire at a Whitehurst Drive apartment building, Dallas Fire-Rescue officials say. Photo courtesy of Box [...]
The Jefferson seeks funding in next week’s council meeting
Photography by Victoria Gomez. The Proxy Properties project for the Oak Cliff United Methodist Church, now coined The Jefferson, will seek up to $10 million in [...]
College of Dentistry eliminates initial deposit fees for adult patients
Service dog Fozzie, Cora Owens and a patient. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. Texas A&M University College of Dentistry on Gaston [...]
