CORONAVIRUS
Landlord gives small businesses three months free rent at Sylvan Thirty
Restaurant tenants at Sylvan Thirty won't have to pay rent for April, May or June.
Postcard from a pandemic: Marisol lost her job after 22 years
Marisol Valdez worked for a company that plans corporate travel, and Tuesday was her last day.
500 Stevens Park Elementary families receive food boxes from Brighter Bites and Fresh Point
A Dallas-based food provider teamed up with nonprofit Brighter Bites to provide boxes of fresh food to 500 families whose kids attend Stevens Park Elementary.
As a small business ourselves, the Advocate knows that neighborhood small businesses are hurting. We’re helping for the duration of the crisis by building a directory and hosting ads for businesses that need help the most.
Methodist medical staff turns conference room into PPE sewing lab
Nurses and medical staff at Methodist Dallas Medical Center turned a conference room into a sewing workshop to make personal protective equipment.
COVID crisis won’t be over ’til summer and more insights from chamber update
Coronavirus is going to hit hard in the next two-to-three [...]
Better Block produces face masks for Baylor
Oak Cliff-based Better Block is known for its work [...]
Pink Pedi pivots to hand sanitizer, mask-making, gives to Baylor medical staff
Nail salon workers are among those out of a [...]
Eno’s makes it easy to ‘Help Your Neighbor’
Along with your order, the restaurant's website offers the option to send any of five menu items to a their nonprofit of the week.
Neighborhood favorite Nova to close temporarily, gives away food
Nova will be closed after to-go dinner service Wednesday.
Tamales fundraiser makes $5,000 for out-of-work restaurant employees
They turned the parking lot into a drive-through where customers could pickup a dozen tamales for $25. An additional $25 tip came with a free bottle of wine.
‘We’re pivoting pretty fast,’ Cibo Divino puts it into survival gear, community focus
Their kitchen is producing frozen pizzas, pizza-making kits and family meals, as well as things like vacuum-sealed chickens, fresh uncooked pasta and house-made sauce by the jar. They're also expanding to include more affordable options.
‘Everything was going so great, and now it’s chaos,’ Bishop Arts retailers struggle to survive
Dallas County on Sunday night ordered all nonessential businesses to close by 11:59 p.m. Monday as a containment measure for COVID-19.
Will the City of Dallas spend $10 million on small businesses?
The City of Dallas has $10.1 million for community development block grants, which could be used to help small businesses in a time of crisis.
Party in your PJs with DJ Sober and Sudie
Party in your PJs with DJ Sober and Sudie
Here are some of the Oak Cliff restaurants offering takeout, curb-side pickup and delivery
Restaurants offering takeout in Oak Cliff.
Coronavirus: Dallas ISD to close ‘indefinitely’
Dallas ISD announced Tuesday that it is joining other North Texas school districts in closing "indefinitely" in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Update: City shuts down bars, restaurants starting at midnight Tuesday
Dallas City Council could vote to shut down bars and restaurants this week.
Community resource: How to keep mental health in check during crisis
For immediate help in a mental-health crisis, call the NAMI Helpline at 800.950.6264 or text NAMI to 741741.
Coronavirus containment tip: Shop local
Most neighborhood businesses are offering takeout deals, curbside service and delivery, and it's more important than ever to shop local.
Community resource: Family routines, at-home learning, calming anxiety and who to follow
How to manage a household of work-from-homers and wee whiners.
Dallas libraries to close as coronavirus precaution
City of Dallas public libraries will be closed March 14-20 [...]
Coronavirus update: Dallas park and recreation centers, cultural facilities and libraries will be closed
Effective March 14, Dallas Park and Recreation Department closed its recreation centers [...]
Dallas Park and Recreation centers to close starting Saturday
The Dallas Park and Recreation Department announced Friday that all [...]
Kessler Theater reschedules shows, Dallas ISD prepares for online learning and more coronavirus updates
The Kessler Theater is rescheduling the rest of its shows [...]
DISD has a contingency plan for at-home learning
Students at Dallas ISD schools were sent home today with [...]
