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Texas Theatre has new lease on life!

Aug 31, 2010 No Comments by Jason Roberts

Update by Adam Donaghey
The Oak Cliff Foundation has officially handed the keys to the historic Texas Theatre over to Aviation Cinemas, Inc., a newly formed movie theatre company with the expressed goal of renovating the theatre by installing a 35mm changeover system, tweaking the existing digital projection system to meet I-Cinema compliance, and installing a [...]

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Venturing Into Music Review: Ruby Jane

Aug 28, 2010 No Comments by Amy Wallace Cowan

I am no musician.  I cannot carry a tune.  My musical talent includes being able to play 3 songs on the piano.  My taste in music is questionable; I’d even go so far as to say I’d never show you my iPod on the grounds that you might immediately decide I’m a loser.
But.
Tonight I saw [...]

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Oil and Cotton Creative Exchange

Aug 24, 2010 4 Comments by Amy Wallace Cowan

Cliff dwellers, we will no longer have to lament that fact that Oak Cliff has no art studio and no place to buy art supplies.  Introducing Oil and Cotton!
Shannon Driscoll of Kings Highway and Kayli House of Elmwood have taken the ultimate leap of faith and turned Rock, Paper, Scissors- their pop-up shop from April’s [...]

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Chef From Local Heading To Bishop Arts

Aug 24, 2010 7 Comments

A press release announcing a chef and a list of 13 partners/ investors for the space formerly known as Vitto’s in the Bishop Arts District offers us a few juicy details of good things to come, including an opening date in late October.
The bio on the chef included many interesting tidbits, including a story about [...]

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Opportunity Knocks

Aug 20, 2010 2 Comments

The Dallas Observer’s cover story this week is about some of the interesting things going on in Oak Cliff.  What they alluded to, but didn’t stress enough, is that a handful of people can dream it up or start the process, but to make Oak Cliff really great, we all have to work together as a community.
We at [...]

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Taco Throwdown

Aug 18, 2010 4 Comments

In Philadelphia the two most famous cheesesteak restaurants are Pat’s and Geno’s. They happen to sit directly across the street from one another, creating a vibrant and competitive atmosphere on a crowded Friday or Saturday night.
And what the cheesesteak is to Philadelphia, the taco is to Oak Cliff. The South Philly vibe isn’t quite the [...]

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Oak Cliff Bicycle Company: Moving On Up

Aug 15, 2010 2 Comments

Oak Cliff Bicycle Company celebrated their one year anniversary on Saturday with quite a party and an even bigger announcement.  The bike shop will be making a move to the Bishop Arts District this fall.
Citing space constrictions in their current location, owners Jeremy Ordaz and Ean Parsons are excited about the opportunity to grow their [...]

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The Heart Of The Neighborhood

Aug 12, 2010 7 Comments

When you get folks in Oak Cliff talking about what makes this neighborhood so unique and such a special place to live, you’ll sometimes hear about great architecture, or tree lined streets, or unique restaurants. But the reality is what makes Oak Cliff the best neighborhood in Dallas is without question the people.
You may not [...]

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BBQ Competition – The Details!

Aug 12, 2010 13 Comments

So you’ve hopefully heard that Go Oak Cliff is organizing the First Annual Blues, Bandits & BBQ event the weekend of September 11 & 12. Obviously the BBQ will be a big part of the event, so we’ll try to provide you with some of the more important details here for your reading pleasure.
First off [...]

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City Council Unanimously Passes Bishop/ Davis Plan

Aug 11, 2010 4 Comments

The Dallas City Council unanimously passed the Bishop Davis Plan today, nearly 30 months after the formation of the steering committee. Neighbors spoke passionately on both sides of the issue before the council, but in the end Councilperson Jasso called for the motion and Coucilperson Neumann seconded the motion.
Both Jasso and Neumann acknowledged the countless [...]

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