Chef David Uygur Comes To Bishop Arts

Apr 23, 2010 5 Comments

Noted Dallas chef David Uygur, most recently the head chef at Lola Restaurant and featured in the Dallas Morning News in February of this year as one of the top 10 chefs to watch in Dallas, has signed a lease to open an intimate (read extremely small, exclusive and hard to get a table) Italian [...]

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Oak Cliff’s Urban Farm Spotlighted on News5

Apr 19, 2010 No Comments

News5 was onsite at the Urban Farm to learn more about the budding community garden culture in North Oak Cliff, and the work to bring more awareness to local food sources while applying crops to community businesses. Check out the video here featuring Mariana Griggs, Stacey Rives, and Go Oak Cliff Board Member, Matt Spillers.

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Free Movie at the Texas Theatre: No Impact Man

Apr 19, 2010 2 Comments

Join us at The Texas Theatre on April 24th at 7PM for a community screening of “NO IMPACT MAN”, a documentary (and official Sundance selection!!!) about a year in the life of an ordinary New Yorker who tries to make no impact on the earth while living in the city with his wife and 2 [...]

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Video Parts 2 and 3 of Better Block

Apr 19, 2010 1 Comment
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The Better Block Wrap-Up

Apr 12, 2010 4 Comments

We had an amazing weekend, and the community rallied around our Better Block project. We couldn’t have been more pleased with the turnout and reception from everyone who attended. From council members, to Urban Planners, to longtime residents…everyone embraced the concept of developing Dallas’ first “complete street”. Children played in areas that cars usually ruled, [...]

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The Think Small Campaign

Apr 08, 2010 2 Comments

This weekend we’re officially unveiling the Better Block Project at the Oak Cliff Art Crawl, which is part of a larger initiative developed by Go Oak Cliff and other community activists that falls under our new “Think Small” campaign. We’ll be updating you more on this campaign, but the major push is to recognize that [...]

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The Better Block Event

Mar 31, 2010 No Comments

As part of the Oak Cliff Art Crawl, Go Oak Cliff will be presenting a live art installation called “the Better Block”, which is being developed to highlight the city’s restrictive zoning and ordinances that limit our ability to create a truly livable block. For two days only, on April 10th and 11th, the 400 [...]

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$3,500 Raised at Pints for Paint

Mar 29, 2010 1 Comment

The new upstairs pub at Eno’s celebrated its grand opening with over 250 people who arrived at the Pints for Paint fundraiser benefiting the Seventh Street Mural Project. Eight microbreweries were on hand to allow guests to sample their beers while revelers sang karaoke late into the night. A total of $3,500 was raised which [...]

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Pints for Paint, Eno’s Upstairs Pub Grand Opening Event

Mar 19, 2010 2 Comments

Join us on Thursday, March 25th, for pre grand-opening preview of the new Eno’s Pub (upstairs from the restaurant). We’re holding a fundraiser for the Seventh Street Mural Project, and are requesting a donation of $20 from all to attend. While there, you’ll receieve free samples of micro-brewed beer and more. The new space is [...]

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Cocktail Gallery Walk Tonight! Come out and Meet the Artists

Mar 18, 2010 No Comments

Tonight, from 6PM to 10PM, four galleries and two businesses will host the mural artists for the Seventh Street Mural Project. For a small donation, you’ll be given a glass to carry around to each space that can be filled while you view the artist’s work that are involved with the effort. The following locations [...]

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