‘El Barrio Retrospective Project’ brings Little Mexico to life
Courtesy of Sylvana Avila, Oak Cliff Arts. The Oak Cliff Coalition for the Arts (OCCA) will present the El Barrio Retrospective Project, a four-hour event [...]
Lake Highlands Stitch Club welcomes knitters, crocheters and crafters
Photo courtesy of Metro Creative Connection. On one Wednesday each month at Vector Brewing, the low hum of conversation and clinking glasses blends with the [...]
Oak Cliff neighbor named new Dallas Arts District executive director
Photo courtesy of Jaren Collins. Ahava Silkey-Jones will serve as the next executive director of the Dallas Arts District. Silkey-Jones, who lives in the north [...]
KERA: Recall election for two Dallas city council members not happening this year
The deadline to put a recall election on this year’s ballot has passed. Political experts say recall efforts are not common and usually a tall [...]
Angelika Film Center hosting Asian Film Festival of Dallas this week
A still from “Red Pocket,” a short film directed by Austin Chen, where “a magical Red Pocket interrupts an anxiety ridden family dinner” according to [...]
Oak Cliff fighter John Garza makes his UFC debut
Garza smiles before his debut UFC fight. Courtesy of AzTex MMA. John Garza, 23, shadowboxes while he moves through the gym, joking with his friends. [...]
Man who threatened woman and child barricaded himself in a house and set it on fire, killing himself
Photo courtesy of WFAA Facebook post On the morning of July 21, a man blockaded himself inside a home in Oak Cliff before setting it [...]
KERA: Texas cancels contract with Dallas-area private foster care provider EMPOWER
People walk past the George Allen Court Building in downtown Dallas. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services asked a Dallas judge based at [...]
New quarterly civic conversation series, The State of Black Dallas, to launch at Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Photography courtesy of the Bishop Arts Theatre. Bishop Arts Theatre Center is collaborating with Making Black History Today to launch The State of Black Dallas, [...]
Audelia Creek Elementary welcomes new principal Derica Turner
Photo courtesy of the Richardson Independent School District. Derica Turner did not expect to cry during her interview to become Audelia Creek Elementary’s next principal. [...]
Dallas Latino Film Festival accepting short film submissions
Photo courtesy of City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. The Latino Cultural Center will host its inaugural Dallas Latino Film Festival on Sept. [...]
Dallas Latino Film Festival accepting short film submissions
Photo courtesy of City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. The Latino Cultural Center will host its inaugural Dallas Latino Film Festival on Sept. [...]
Iconic Vegan Cafe is seeking donations to help support the business
Photography by Kathy Tran. Iconic Vegan Cafe, located inside Ann’s Health Food Center & Market on South Zang Boulevard, is currently seeking donations to help [...]
Dallas Latino Film Festival accepting short film submissions
Photo courtesy of City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. The Latino Cultural Center will host its inaugural Dallas Latino Film Festival on Sept. [...]
