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Mr. Oak Cliff, Jason Roberts, is the subject of our Q&A in the February Advocate. I always think of Roberts as the mayor of Oak Cliff, and if the stars align just right, he could become Congressman Roberts.

Roberts Tweeted last week: “Exploring a run for Congress. With redistricting … more

Adam Bazaldua announced on the 303 Bar and Grill facebook page that he is no longer chef there. Bazaldua, formerly of Rathburn’s Blue Plate Kitchen, posted this message Sunday morning:

“I would like to start off by saying thanks for all the support you have shown me with the new … more

UPDATE: City Councilman Scott Griggs says he expects the two-lane bike way plus additional lighting on the bridge to cost about $85,000: “We’re looking under seat cushions in other places to see if we could come up with the money.”

After a car struck and seriously injured a cyclist on … more

Today, Feb. 6, is the last day of $25 registration for Dash for the Beads. The 5K starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Late registration costs $30. There also is a 1-mile walk starting at 8:30 that morning; register for $20 through Feb. 16. Fido Oak Cliff, the group … more

Last summer, a DART bus crashed through the Salvation Army thrift store on West Jefferson at Polk. WFAA had pictures. Luckily, no one was hurt in that accident, as it happened at about 6 a.m. on a Saturday.

Unfortunately, Salvation Army has decided not to reopen the West Jefferson store; … more

Greiner Middle School parent Rebecca Ordinario lives near Jesuit, but she drives her seventh-grader to school in Oak Cliff every day.

“Up here in North Dallas land, where I live, no one has heard of Greiner,” Ordinario says.

That’s a problem. Last year, DISD nearly closed Greiner’s Exploratory Arts Academy, … more

Molina High School will install a coffee bar in its library and media center thanks to a $100,000 grant from retail giant Target. A courtyard also will be added to the school’s entrance, for performance art, outdoor teaching and socializing.

Both projects are expected to be completed in August. They … more

The Texas Historical Commission has approved markers for two sites in Oak Cliff. One historical marker will be placed at 10th and Patton, near the site where Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed officer J.D. Tippit after the Kennedy assassination.

Another will be placed two and a half blocks away … more

Greenling, the web-based organic grocery delivery company recently launched operations in the Dallas area. The company, which started in Austin and also serves San Antonio, has a new warehouse in Allen.

The company sells local and organic produce, bread, meat and dairy, as well as “sustainably produced” groceries and sundry … more

Who’s more recognizable in our neighborhood than this guy? In Oak Cliff, he’s utterly ubiquitous.