Romeo Hernandez, 15, plays percussion in the band at Hillcrest High School. He is a is a sophomore this year, but he is expected to miss at least nine months of school because he [...]
08 Jan 2013
The avant-garde chocolate shop in the Bishop Arts District of Oak Cliff is opening a shop in Preston Center Plaza for the holidays. Dude, Sweet Chocolate at Preston Center is staff[...]
19 Nov 2012
Hundreds of beautiful people came out to Art Conspiracy 8 in the Dallas Design District this past Saturday. Since its beginning as a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina victims, Art C[...]
12 Nov 2012
When Big Tex burst into flames, at first, I was sad. But then, no one was hurt. And Big Tex was not a real person, so then I was happy because, Jokes! Open season. Push away your s[...]
20 Oct 2012
Pebble and Pine, the new golf store in the Bishop Arts District, is expected to open this weekend. Golf pro Nick Griffin decided to open the shop because he had a hard time finding[...]
10 Oct 2012
I wasn’t going to write about “GCB,” the ABC spoof of our city that premiered Sunday night, presumably in an attempt to replace “Desperate Housewives,”[...]
05 Mar 2012
Houston-based liquor store Spec’s is building its first store in the Dallas market, and it’s in our neighborhood. We mused about locations for Spec’s earlier this week. But Escape [...]
01 Sep 2011
Want to get a better grasp of zoning laws? Strengthen a neighborhood coalition? Work more effectively with code enforcement? The Dallas Homeowner League’s 13th annual boot camp Sat[...]
19 Aug 2011
Anyone who can’t make it to one of the city’s budget town hall meetings in our neighborhood can stay in the loop virtually. A video of the city’s 2011 budget proposal is available [...]
12 Aug 2011
About 100 people came out for the first public meeting of the city’s task force on gas drilling Tuesday night. Most neighbors who spoke at the meeting urged the panel to recommend [...]
03 Aug 2011
A new nonprofit is offering a two-semester long course to inform community members on the ins and outs of the city’s public schools. Leadership DISD will accept up to 60 applicants[...]
18 Jul 2011
Melody “Afi” Bell, a griot (West African storyteller), performs at the Park Forest Library at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 13. Belle is a former DISD special education te[...]
12 Jul 2011
