Dallas plans flood, drainage improvements for 19 sites, including East Dallas
During its Sept. 23 meeting, the Dallas City Council approved nearly $5 million in engineering contracts to study and design flood management, storm drainage and [...]
kNOwBOX Dance Film Festival comes to Bath House Cultural Center this weekend
Bath House Cultural Center. Photo by Renee Umsted. The kNOwBOX Dance Film Festival is coming to the Bath House Cultural Center on Saturday, Oct. 3. [...]
Dallas plans flood, drainage improvements for 19 sites, including East Dallas
During its Sept. 23 meeting, the Dallas City Council approved nearly $5 million in engineering contracts to study and design flood management, storm drainage and [...]
Texas Women’s Foundation awards $900,000 to North Texas nonprofits, including Juliette Fowler Communities & Prism Health North Texas
Texas Women’s Foundation awarded $900,000 to 25 nonprofits supporting women and families across North Texas. Photo courtesy of Texas Women’s Foundation via The Coulter Group. [...]
kNOwBOX Dance Film Festival comes to Bath House Cultural Center this weekend
Bath House Cultural Center. Photo by Renee Umsted. The kNOwBOX Dance Film Festival is coming to the Bath House Cultural Center on Saturday, Oct. 3. [...]
From the archives: When the Dallas streetcar stopped at the State Fair of Texas
Disclaimer: This story was originally written by Rachel Stone for the Oak Cliff Advocate on September 24, 2020. The old Dallas streetcar system began with [...]
Texas Women’s Foundation awards $900,000 to North Texas nonprofits
Mirjana Omeragi (Mosaic Family Services Ex. Dir.), Cris Zertuche Wong (TXWF board chair), Momtaz Begum (Mosaic Family Services Sr. Dir. of Dev. and Mktg.) Photo [...]
Frontiers of Flight Museum to welcome 9,000 Dallas ISD students for STEM Career Days
Photo by Lisa Petty for Advocate Media The Frontiers of Flight Museum is hosting its STEM Career Days from Sept. 30 through Dec. 10. Named [...]
How to support literacy around Oak Cliff
Photo courtesy of Metro Newspaper Service. For our October issue of the Oak Cliff Advocate, we focused on the literary hub that is our neighborhood. [...]
Dallas County leaders dedicate community room in memory of Sylvia Collins who died in Oak Cliff apartment explosion
Photo by Victoria Hernandez. The Oak Cliff Government Center now has a room bearing the name of Sylvia Collins, one of three victims of the [...]
Food news: Hausfest at Vector Brewing is Oct. 10, an updated menu at Burger Schmurger & more
Cincinnati Sauerkraut Balls. Photo courtesy of Vector Brewing. Hausfest is around the corner at Vector Brewing In honor of Vector Brewing’s Oktoberfest celebration, Hausfest, the [...]
Food news: Create-A-Monster fundraiser begins Oct. 1, happy hour at The Reserve & an updated menu at Burger Schmurger
For the rest of September, the Gold Hour menu will include Texas-inspired drinks in honor of the State Fair opening. Photo courtesy of The Reserve [...]
How one Preston Hollow doctor ended up with a statue
A room full of women isn’t something that Dr. Antonia Chen, who serves as the chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern, [...]
The Fourcast: A Hockaday student’s report on Texas Senate Bill 2
Texas Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) makes Texas the largest state to implement Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), colloquially known as “private school vouchers.” The bill [...]
Fortune House brings viral dumplings to Preston Hollow Village
Five years ago, Michael Hoang didn’t know what a soup dumpling was. Now, he sees them in his sleep. Photography by Kathy TranThe steamed dumplings [...]
Neighbors on both sides of the political spectrum come together against Preston Royal development
In an age where it seems few things can bridge deeply entrenched political divides, an $800 million project planned for the corner of Preston Road [...]
Moving up and moving out: Two neighborhood principals talk new positions
Former Thomas Jefferson High School (TJ) Principal Benjamin Jones carried the high school through several transitions over the past five years, but this school year, [...]
Westmoreland-Illinois DART Station Authorized Hearing begins the community meeting phase
The area for the Westmoreland-Illinois DART Station Authorized Hearing includes about 160 acres. Photo by Victoria Hernandez. The first community meeting of the Westmoreland-Illinois DART [...]
The Dallas ‘literary hub’ has a concentration in Oak Cliff
When Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore owners Claudia and John Vega were growing up in Oak Cliff, they both recall going north of the Trinity River [...]
The old W.H. Adamson High School campus is up for grabs
Taking on a historic renovation can cost a pretty penny. Especially if a building is not structurally sound. After a request for demolition of the [...]
