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The MLK Food Park will feature foods, crafts, and entertainment each weekend. Author: Demond Fernandez Updated: 6:34 PM CDT April 8, 2021 DALLAS — Neighbors and community members can enjoy a variety of foods and entertainment at a new food park opening in South Dallas this weekend. The MLK Food Park will be home to vendors offering culinary dishes, crafts, gardens, and entertainment for families to enjoy each weekend through May 2.  The change at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Holmes in South Dallas is piquing the curiosity of people pass...

Tickets: Free This easy-paced, no-drop ride will head to Del Sur Tacos in Oak Cliff for great tacos including a $1.99 cochinita pibil taco offer for riders. Plan on another beer stop before returning to Craft and Growler. Riders should bring their own lights, helmets and water. Gallery Rooftop Pool Party at CANVAS Dallas Hotel 1325 S. Lamar St. (Cedars/Southside) What: CANVAS Dallas "Sunburn" Pool Party When: 1-6 p.m., Saturday, April 10 Tickets: $20 on Eventbrite Check out the cocktail and food menus at the rooftop lounge with an amazing view of the Dallas skyline. DJ's Kaos, Shadowman, ...

The Hope for Lasting Change from a South Dallas Mobile Food Park The city doesn't make it easy to start a food truck business, especially if you live in South Dallas. The organizers of the MLK Food Park are hoping to change that. By Alex Macon Published in FrontBurner April 7, 2021 8:30 am There is potential in a vacant lot. Sometimes it can be hard to see. But try a little and you can envision what will appear Friday at a previously empty space in South Dallas, at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Holmes Street. There will be greenspace and a garden. Public art and shaded s...

"It was a hallelujah moment when we figured out that these thoughts and ideas that we've been talking about for seven, 10, 12 years are now coming about," said Donald Wesson with Cornerstone Community Development Corporation. "It's sorely needed. It's a forgotten neighborhood in South Dallas that's lacking the infrastructure of building a community. We don't have the coffee shops or the parks, but have a lot of liquor stores." Wesson was among those at the lot on a sunny Monday morning helping to transform it into a vibrant space where vendors will sell food and families will gather. "It's ki...

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