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JUST IN: Vickie Allen Named Educational First Steps Executive Director

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Top Stories: ➊ – 2 men found shot to death in east Oak Cliff home, police say (Sunday), ➋ – Suspect in custody after fatal shooting in west Oak Cliff (Saturday), ➌ – Sacred Spaces: What Do You Do With an Empty Church? (Sunday), ➍ – An old South Dallas fire station for sale and other stuff Robert Wilonsky deemed 'surplus property' this week (Tuesday), ➎ – Oak Cliff’s New Pub Is Now Serving More Than Two Dozen Irish Brews (Friday)

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Dallas City Council approves economic development grants as companies promise jobs, training

Dallas Business Journal 5/23 3:25A Demond Fernandez

City leaders were beaming in Dallas City Council chambers on Wednesday after the council approved a couple of economic development grants totaling more than $2.5 million to go...

Educational First Steps Names Vickie Allen as New Executive Director

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 9:01A Juliette DC

Educational First Steps (EFS), whose mission is to increase the number of economically disadvantaged children receiving high-quality early childhood education, has named Vickie L. Allen as its new...

2019 North Oak Cliff Greenspace Announces Founders Way

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 5/21 6:40A G.W. Hail

North Oak Cliff Greenspace Announces The Oak Cliff Founders Way Sculpture Trail Will Recognize Neighborhood Trailblazers DALLAS, Texas (Tuesday, May 21, 2019) The North Oak...

Police searching for 14-year-old boy missing from east Oak Cliff

Dallas Morning News (News) 5/24 3:43A Loyd Brumfield

22-year-old man gunned down on front porch in South Dallas

Dallas Morning News (Crime) 5/23 3:26A Loyd Brumfield

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Altrusa International of Downtown Dallas Celebrates a Successful Year of Service

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 7:17A Judy Porter

The BEST way to find yourself is in Service to Others Ghandi It is more important to be of service than be successful Robert Kennedy Everybody can be Great because ANYBODY can serve - Dr. Martin...

JUST IN: Vickie Allen Named Educational First Steps Executive Director

My Sweet Charity 5/22 4:30A Jeanne Prejean

Vickie Allen* Following the departure of Educational First Steps (EFS) Executive Director Van Sheets late last year, EFS Programs Director Samantha Moya has served as EFS’s interim executive director....

Texas Womens Foundation Honored Seven Women for Leadership and Service

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 5/21 12:04P Juliette DC

Texas Womens Foundation held its Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner, presented by AT&T, on May 2 at the Omni Dallas Hotel. The event featured keynote speaker Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of...

No arrests made in transgender woman's death

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 5/20 1:30P

A transgender woman who survived a beating attack in an Oak Cliff apartment complex parking lot last month was found dead over the weekend in Far East Dallas.

Texas Bar Foundation Shows The Love For North Texas Nonprofits With $82,941 In Grants

My Sweet Charity 5/20 8:30A Jeanne Prejean

The Texas Bar Foundation presented more than $1.35M to nonprofits this year. The North Texas organizations that receive $82,941 in grants benefiting area residents are ACT...

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Texans Can Academy - Dallas Oak Cliff Students Get Scientific with STEM at Viva Technology

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 10:28A Culver Public Relations

High school students at Texans Can Academy - Dallas Oak Cliff got the opportunity of a lifetime when Great Minds In STEM, a nonprofit organization that focuses on STEM educational awareness programs...

Texans Can Academies To Offer ASVAB Testing For All Students

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 5/13 6:40A Culver Public Relations

With the school year wrapping up for a majority of students, preparations are being made by Texans Can Academies for next years students. The organization will offer the Armed Services Vocational...

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Oak Cliff’s New Pub Is Now Serving More Than Two Dozen Irish Brews

Eater Dallas 5/17 6:00A Amy McCarthy

Cannon’s Corner has arrived, and so have its Scotch eggs Cannon’s Corner, a new Irish pub with an extensive list of brews from the Emerald Isle, has officially opened its doors in Oak Cliff. The bar...

A Deep Ellum Honky-Tonk Will Open at the Beleaguered Toyota Music Factory in Irving

Eater Dallas 5/17 4:00A Amy McCarthy

Plus, more Dallas dining intel Welcome to AM Intel, a daily round-up of easily digestible Dallas dining details that every local needs to know. Looking for more intel about where to eat and drink in...

Four Exciting New Restaurants Hit the Bishop Arts District This Summer

Eater Dallas 5/15 6:05A Amy McCarthy

European cuisine, cocktails, tacos, and more are en route to Bishop Avenue This summer, the Bishop Arts District’s bustling dining scene will grow yet again with the addition of four exciting new...

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Police searching for 14-year-old boy missing from east Oak Cliff

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 5/24 3:43A Loyd Brumfield

Dallas man with DWI convictions fled from fatal north Oak Cliff crash, police say

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 5/21 10:59A Sara Coello

2 men found shot to death in east Oak Cliff home, police say

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 5/19 4:12A Dana Branham

Suspect in custody after fatal shooting in west Oak Cliff

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 5/18 6:52A Marc Ramirez

65-year-old shot to death while sleeping with her dog in SUV in east Oak Cliff

Dallas Morning News (Golf) 5/16 1:38A Loyd Brumfield

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Lake Cliff: The Gateway to Oak Cliff Has a Colorful History

Candy's Dirt 5/22 4:30A Deb R. Brimer

Lake Cliff may have the most colorful history of any neighborhood in Oak Cliff. See More...

Sacred Spaces: What Do You Do With an Empty Church?

Candy's Dirt 5/19 4:35A Bethany Erickson

It all started in a Facebook group: Someone asked about the status of the now-dormant Oak Cliff United Methodist Church in a group devoted to Dallas history. See More...