Now that the big election is behind us, hopefully you’ve begun to enjoy the summer months more fully. A CliffDweller congratulations goes out to Dave Neumann and Tom Leppert for their recent wins. We hope both terms bring positive changes to Oak Cliff, and to Dallas more generally. We’ll be … more

Ice cream was the furthest thing from Military Police Sgt. Eric Conde’s mind when he was patrolling the streets of Baghdad in 2003. Root beer floats? Occasional treats, but not something that came up all that often in his busy life as a Dallas Police Department community liaison representative, husband, … more

I think there’s someone brainwashing my daughter.

As many of you know, I have been fighting the idea of putting my little girl in any kind of school. I am all
she needs, of course, so why would I (or she) want to leave my side? I have found my … more

Many CliffDwellers remember Casa Francisco on Jefferson at Tyler, and who could forget the recent Loretta’s that followed? Unfortunately both of these popular neighborhood eateries closed their doors due to hard times. We’re hoping that the third time is a charm now that La Aldea opened in the same spot, … more

Want to check out the biggest snakes in Dallas? We’re not talking about a trip to City Hall, but rather a visit to one of Oak Cliff’s own gems, the Dallas Zoo.

Billed as one of the premier reptile and amphibian collections in the United States, the reptile house at … more

As the single mother of an active 7-year-old, my idea of a really good time is changing by the minute. Back in my 20s (a time I refer to as B.S. — Before Sadie), I would  spend my week mapping out a detailed web of activities designed to ensure that … more

Coolness. We “new millenium-ers” have got it down, all strapped into our iPods and cell phones… even our kids are techno-cool. Pottery Barn has become our standard. New cars, our aspiration. Hiring-it-out, our first instinct. We are a generation of super-cool… or are we?

Once upon a time, coolness was … more

The architecture of Stevens Park Estates is as diverse as the people who live there. Though the original subdivision began in 1925, development of the neighborhood was slow, with construction of new homes lasting until the 1950s. America’s changing taste in styles is reflected here, with Colonial, English Tudor, Neoclassical … more

It appears to me that crime is on the rise. Maybe I’m just overly vigilant, but lately it seems the evening news is overloaded with crime stories. To top it off, I was recently a victim of a heinous act of a not-so-considerate criminal.

It happened a couple of weeks … more