Oak Cliff’s Janice Provost, the chef proprietor at Parigi, had a terrific idea. Her husband, Roger, had caught some red snapper in Galveston. What better to do with it than blacken the snapper?

Unfortunately, Provost says, she hadn’t taken into account her 1930s-construction duplex.

“I didn’t realize the amount of … more

He’s had no formal training whatsoever. But somehow, neighborhood resident Christian Brooks has made a career for himself as a leathersmith, drummer and even songwriter.

It started at the age of 10, when Brooks was a YMCA kid who loved craft-time visits from Charles Tandy Sr., of Tandy Leather Factory … more

JOSEPH ENCINIA can stretch and twist his agile limbs into all sorts of contorted poses in the name of Bikram yoga, a practice he says changed his life. It’s hard to believe that until a few years ago, Joseph led a fragile existence. Growing up in Oak Cliff, he was … more

Conversations and slips of tongue inspire neighborhood artist Michele Mikesell. The idea for her latest exhibit, “Eating Crow”, came from a telephone conversation in which a friend told Mikesell that for dinner, her family would be eating crow — literally. This amusing reality turned the well-known idiom on its head … more

Oak Cliff singer-songwriter Lisa Markley and her new husband, Bruce Balmer, this month marked their May nuptials with their first collaborative CD, markley & balmer. The newlyweds debuted this funky, freewheeling acoustic romp of all-original songs with a packed concert at the Soda Gallery in Bishop Arts, then hit the … more

In 1927, at the corner of Edgefield and Twelfth Street, sat an icehouse. The business sold blocks of ice for neighbors’ iceboxes (now known as refrigerators). Later, the store began selling items such as milk, eggs and butter for the convenience of the neighbors (hence the name convenience store). When … more

There are doctors for just about everything these days. But Julie Schleier has a unique “medical” specialty. She deals with breaks, rips and accidental amputations … on books. Schleier is Oak Cliff’s very own Book Doctor, repairing and restoring old volumes with skill and expertise won from 15 years of … more

Eno’s Tavern
407 N. Bishop
214.943.9200

Hours: 11:30
Tues-Wed 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
Thurs-Sat 11:30-Midnight
Sun 11:30-10 p.m.
 
Don’t make food look so good that people are afraid of messing it up, says Matt Spillers, an Oak Cliff resident and owner of Eno’s Tavern. Instead, he says, make it look … more

1 LOOK OUT, NEW YORK
At this distinctly neighborhood spot, try the new Bleecker Street, named for one of Manhattan’s famous thoroughfares.
Oak Cliff Pizza & Pasta
3915 W. Davis

2 HARD ON THE HEART
For meat lovers, the best bet is the cardiac pizza, topped with beef, sausage, Canadian … more

The Crime: Burglary
The Victim: Michael and Michelle Wiedemer
Location: 500 block of Ravinia Drive
Date: Wednesday, July 30
Time: Between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m.

The day got off to a bad start.

Ravinia Heights resident Michael Wiedemer left his home at 5 a.m., and by 8 a.m. his … more