The Dallas Symphony will again bring their amazing outdoor performance to Oak Cliff this Wednesday, June 1 at Kidd Springs Park. The Symphony will take perform in the field near the intersection of Canty and Tyler Streets, with the free concert starting at 8pm. This free event has grown more popular over the past several [...]
You may or may not have known that Greiner Middle School (located at the corner of Edgefield and 12th) is also home to the DISD magnet ‘Exploratory Arts Academy’, which according to the Greiner website “provides opportunities for qualifying students who have an interest in the fine arts and who wish to develop their individual [...]
UPDATE! Blockhead Brewing wins the 2011 BrewRiot People’s Choice Award! Bishop Arts was packed for the third annual BrewRiot Homebrew Beer Competition. This year, so many great brew teams took part that the judges had their work cut out for them. So without any further ado, this year’s winners are: Cider: A. Fonzworth- Sweet Maggie [...]
So what is “Think Small”, and why is it so important for our “big city” to return to it? First of all, I don’t believe the answer for our city is the mega-church, the big box, the wide thoroughfare, the giant retirement home miles away from the grandkids, the sprawling campus, the massive abstract statue, [...]
After World War II, communities across the country embarked on a new form of city building that was based soley on distant separation of zoning (business here, homes there) and reliance on the automobile. This deviation of form broke from thousands of years of knowledge on how cities have grown, and thrived around the world. [...]
As of this morning it’s official – Jonathon’s Oak Cliff has opened in the old Beckley Brew House space at 1111 N. Beckley Avenue. Both Jonathon and Christine Erdeljac, the owners of Jonathon’s, looked excited if not a little sleepy from what was surely a late night of finishing touches on the transformed space. The [...]
Do you have a grill? Have your friends and family told you that you make a pretty good burger? Do you secretly judge all other burgers you come into contact with? Did you laugh at the thought of waiting in line for 2 hours yesterday to try a *shudder* fast food burger at In & [...]
You may have already heard about this on Facebook or read it in the Dallas Morning News, but be sure to check out the Visual Speed Bump Art Tour this Saturday, May 14 from noon until 7pm. The tour of artists studios throughout Oak Cliff will include stops at sculpture artist Heather Ezell’s new studio, [...]
It’s a full day of fun in the Cliff, so we thought we’d give you an itinerary and we hope to see you make the full rounds today. Start your day at the Bishop Arts Saturday Market, which happens the first Saturday of the month in Bishop Arts. We’ve heard they’ve got 20 merchants signed [...]
It’s hard to believe but it’s almost time for Bishop Arts Third Annual BrewRiot Homebrew Beer Festival. Last year, hundreds came out to the District to sample some amazing brews while Blockhead Brewing Company walked away with the People’s Choice Award, and St Canterbury Home Brew Club hauled in two prizes for best dark and pale ales. This year, a [...]
