The State Fair of Texas Contestants
Well-removed from Big Tex and the Midway, past the Cotton Bowl, sits the Creative Arts Building at Fair Park. While…
A Strong Foundation
One stunning home from the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League tour The Castañeda home on Canterbury Court in Kessler Park…
‘No one ever comes in here’
This 36-year-old bookstore is in its twilight years An automatic “bong!” sounds as the door opens to International Books, and…
Q&A: Mike Rhyner
Radio host Mike Rhyner is a 1968 graduate of Kimball High School, born and raised in Oak Cliff. He’s…
Paws and Claws
Everything’s bully Sonia Gaona’s English bulldog Cooper struts his stuff in the Bishop Arts District. Got a pet you…
Out and About
Oct. 26-27 Blues, Bandits & BBQ Friday is locals night with a cooking demonstration from chef Tim Byres of Smoke, a…
Delicious: Southern Food
What makes the cooking different at Catfish Connection are the spices, which they mix into the cornmeal before frying the fish.
Fermenting questions
Castellar Brut Cava ($10) Spain The wine business is in flux, with forces dragging it in all sorts of directions….
Gold mined in the Cliff
Our neighborhood’s contributions to Olympic glory Although the euphoria of the 2012 Summer Olympics has subsided and celebrations mostly ceased,…
All’s Fair
Tradition is the gravity that pulls us to the State Fair If you’ve ever attended the State Fair of Texas,…
True Crime
The Victim: Michael O’Mara The Crime: Criminal mischief Date: Tuesday, Aug. 14 Time: 10:09 a.m. Location: 1300 block of Barlow…
Scene and Heard
Painting pride Friends of Greiner, the newly formed advisory board at W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, worked with the City…