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CitySquare Seeks Volunteers to Ensure Holiday Food Pantry Services Remain Consistent

By April Towery / December 1, 2024 /

Most Dallasites were bummed to hear that CitySquare was shutting its doors this year — but for some, the nonprofit’s closure had a dire implication, instilling the fear of going hungry and losing shelter options. Due to good planning, the services provided by CitySquare will remain consistent this holiday season, but help is needed.  Operations…

Encore Park Brings the Music Back to Historic Art Deco Building in Downtown

By Leah Shafer / August 29, 2015 /

You probably never noticed the boarded-up tan brick building near Park and Young streets in downtown Dallas. It sat abandoned for two decades, its sidewalks littered with trash and walls vandalized with graffiti. But behind the grime and neglect, there was a story of intersecting histories waiting to be told. This Art Deco structure, called 508 Park,…