A TABC notice of application for a private-club license has been posted in Chef David Uygur’s storefront at 408 W. 8th St., Suite 101. The notice gives also let’s us know the name of his new restaurant: Lucia. Construction on the space is well underway, although not much is visible through the window. Sources close [...]
Go Oak Cliff is already on-site at city hall for the city plan commission hearing on the Davis/ Bishop zoning case. Currently the commissioners are hearing an overview on the items to be heard in the public portion of the hearing. We’ll continue to update live and cover the meeting once it starts at 1:30pm. [...]
NIMBY. It is one of the most notorious killers of development efforts. Not familiar with NIMBY? It’s not a shadowy home-owners rights organization or a group dedicated to preventing change. It’s an acronym that stands for Not In My Backyard. And perhaps no issue in the Davis/ Bishop zoning plan captures this idea more than [...]
The Bishop Arts District hasn’t always looked the way it does now. In fact, it’s taken some very hard work (and a bit of luck) over the past 25 years or so to have the area develop into the jewel that it is. And while the retail and restaurant portion of the Bishop Arts experiment [...]
In a new regular series at Go Oak Cliff, ‘¿Que Es Esto?’ will venture into the under explored nooks and crannies of the Oak Cliff culinary scene and report back for you. The good, the bad and the indigestion, we’ll let you know where you should be eating off the beaten path. Name: Tortas Las [...]
Monica herself said as much in a comment she made on our initial post of the Davis/ Bishop Q&A. “I just came back from Aspen after two years away, looking for a location for a new restaurant. I was invited to ‘Bolsa’ by some friends of mine (far North Dallas residents) who eagerly promoted this [...]
What if Oak Cliff becomes the next Greenville Avenue? This question tends to get passionate reactions when it is thrown out, and it seems to be thrown out every time there is a conversation about the growth of the Bishop Arts District or redevelopment efforts along Davis. But what’s so bad about ending up like [...]
In our continued coverage of the Davis/ Bishop plan, we have a question addressing how the plan came together and who was involved in the process. Several comments from the opposition at the City Plan Commission hearing centered around a fear that this plan was nothing more than an attempt by big real estate developers [...]
In our ongoing coverage of the Davis/ Bishop Plan, we have another Q&A for your reading (and commenting) pleasure. As we posted yesterday, Go Oak Cliff plans to cover the issue of the Davis/ Bishop plan by offering our readers a series of Questions and Answers from folks in the community who are impacted by [...]
The Davis/ Bishop Land Use Study is a comprehensive and proactive plan that was organized and funded through neighbors with the goal of creating a plan that would help to shape the continued growth of North Oak Cliff in a positive manner. The multi-year process has recently concluded and the issue is now before the [...]
