The good fight: These neighbors put their lives on the line to stand with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This post was originally published Dec. 26, 2016, by Patti Vinson. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke these words, and every January, we honor him. His…
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Rehab building repurposed as $25 million Element hotel near Baylor
If you’ve driven down Gaston Avenue near Baylor over the years, you may have noticed a hulking brick-and-cement building next to what is now…
Never forget the East Dallas pants bandit: A true-crime dark comedy you have to read to believe
This article was originally published April 5 by Will Maddox, but it was too good to let you forget. Consider it our early Christmas…
TBT: A giant Christmas tragedy
This 56-foot Santa Claus sat atop the roof of Porter Chevrolet on Mockingbird and was designed by the same man that brought Big Tex…
WATCH: 1975 video shows Lakewood developments
A lot can — and certainly has — changed in Lakewood in the past 40 years. Yet much has stayed the same. Today’s residents…
Did you know about the slice of cake in Woodrow’s cornerstone? Here’s how it got there.
For nearly a century, a tasty morsel has been entombed in the foundation of Woodrow Wilson High School. The slice of cake from the…
Devotees of Dallas architect, aka ‘Dilbeck Nation,’ treated to home tours
Willis Winters first came to know the late architect Charles Dilbeck in 1997, when he was asked to help Preservation Dallas with a Dilbeck…
The most political house on Swiss Avenue
Harryette Ehrhardt and her husband, Jack, bought the house at 5731 Swiss Ave. in 1970, when the neighborhood was nothing like the pristine row…
Where was it safe for black people to stay in East Dallas during Jim Crow?
During the Jim Crow era in the United States, African Americans had to be careful about where they went to eat, shopped or even…
Lakewood’s Stanley Marcus to feature in documentary for international film fest
Former Lakewood resident Stanley Marcus, the fashion magnate and half of Neiman Marcus, will be featured in an upcoming documentary short that is set…
A school building was named for this East Dallas war hero with an unbelievable story
This summer, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees voted to name the former Dallas County Schools building located at 5151 Samuel after World War…
From the farmhouse to the country club: Parks Estates history
Unless you know where to look, you will probably cruise right by Parks Estates, but it is one of East Dallas’ oldest and most…
