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The Stevens Park pavilion was constructed in the late 1930s by the Works Progress Administration, one of five such historic structures in the city. (Visit the city’s Park and Recreation website and click on the “Park Pavilions of Dallas” to read about all of them, including the one at Lake … more

Did you know that “Bonnie & Clyde” — as in infamous outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who lived in what is now West Dallas (and was buried along Fort Worth Avenue, in Barrow’s case) — opens in a Broadway musical this week? I didn’t until I saw this ticket … more

If you flipped through the print version of November’s magazine, you probably noticed that it looks, well, different. The section designs and fonts are updated, with the goal of giving readers more information while simultaneously giving the stories more room to breathe. Also, we’re hoping you saw quite a few invitations … more

The first is Prudence Mackintosh’s “Neighborhood Association.” She tells the story of living in the same house in Highland Park for roughly 40 years, and the important role that her neighbors have played in her life. Though our neighborhood is different from Highland Park in some ways, anyone who resides … more

Oak Cliff Advocate writer Gayla Brooks Kokel is one of the best storytellers of history we know, and judging from the way her articles quickly ascend in our “most read” list each month when the magazine content goes live on our website, it’s clear that readers agree.

She also happens … more

You can see for yourself by comparing these two maps side by side. (Click on each one for a larger view.)

The first is from the Dallas City Hall website, and shows the current City Council configurations. The second is the map adopted by council Wednesday. Six of the 15 … more

Height of buildings, width of sidewalks, storefronts that open to the street. These were three of the main problems the Fort Worth Avenue Development Group had with Sylvan | Thirty’s zoning change requests, submitted by the developers in August.

Sylvan | Thirty addresses those concerns in its most recent update on … more

One of my favorite things about fall is Cafe Brazil‘s caramel apple cider. When it shows up on the menu, I know that autumn is imminent.

The Dallas restaurant‘s holiday menu debuts tomorrow, Oct. 4, and the caramel apple cider and cinnamon pumpkin pancakes are back. Cafe Brazil is also … more

Bravo’s newest Top Chef show, which premieres Nov. 2, will have scenes from our city (as well as Austin and San Antonio) but most of its chef competitors are from New York, Chicago, Seattle and California. Only two are from the Lone Star State, both from Austin.

That’s disappointing if … more

Oak Cliff editor Rachel Stone noted in last week’s neighborhood news roundup that controversy has arisen over zoning for the Sylvan | Thirty project on Sylvan between I-30 and Fort Worth Avenue. Then yesterday afternoon, the Fort Worth Avenue Development Group announced a town hall meeting this coming Tuesday, Sept. … more