Oak Cliff
“This house is like a warm hug.” That’s how homeowner Natalie Cross described the Kessler Park Tudor cottage she shares with her husband Scott and their two pups. It did not start that way, however. When Scott Cross found the cottage 26 years ago, he fell for the neighborhood first. The hills and trees of…
Atmos Energy faces multiple lawsuits over May’s deadly Oak Cliff explosion, which killed three people and destroyed The Clyde apartment building. The utility denies wrongdoing and says a third-party drilling company struck the service line. As the blast focuses attention on excavation safety, a national report — which did not examine Atmos — argues that…
Looking at the pictures of this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, I did a double-take at the zip code (75208), which let me know it was smack in the heart of Oak Cliff. This style of home would more predictably be found in Oak Lawn, not Oak Cliff, I thought. I can count exactly…
Oak Cliff is known for its variety of restaurants, kitschy Bishop Arts District, great street murals, and public art. While diversity is the hallmark of Oak Cliff, what remains consistent is its fiercely engaged residents who are willing to take action to protect one another and improve their neighborhood streets. Now, residents of one multigenerational…
After attending a District 4 meeting last week about the viaducts connecting Oak Cliff to downtown and listening to the city representatives’ guarantee that “We are not cutting off the Cliff,” I came home and went down the rabbit hole of research again. That comment made me think about the history of the Houston Street…
