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Here’s a list of Oak Cliff parks and trails to visit this Earth Day Residents can celebrate at one of many local outdoor spaces. The Texas Buckeye Trail in the Great Trinity Forest.(Rose Baca / Staff Photographer) Here are a few nearby outdoor spaces to choose from: Elmwoof Dog Park: What started as a monthly-pop up in 2013 has become the first permanent off-leash dog park in Oak Cliff. The 0.3-acre green space is managed by the Elmwood Neighborhood Association. 2100 S. Edgefield Ave. Runyon Creek Trail: The 2.7-mile trail begins at Glendale Park and extends to the UNT Dallas campus and t...

Our recommendation for Dallas City Council District 3 Incumbent Casey Thomas is competing against Irby Foster. Dallas City Council Member Casey Thomas is facing a challenge from small-business owner Irby Foster in the contest to represent southwestern Dallas. Our nod in this race goes to Thomas, who has put in the work to earn a third term. Thomas, 48, a former teacher, uses his influence as a council member to help his constituents. Aware of the need for a seniors center in District 3, Thomas worked with other city leaders and city staff on a partnership with the WellMed Charitable Foundatio...

Published March 2, 2021 • Updated on March 2, 2021 at 10:11 pm NBC 5 News Blue Line service is suspended Tuesday night between two rail stations in southern Dallas due to an armed individual in a vehicle parked on the tracks, DART officials say. Service is disrupted between the VA Medical Center station and the UNT Dallas station, according to Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. DART said their own officers responded to a report from Dallas police about a person parked on the Blue Line tracks ...

Allison Valencia, 8, shoots her sling shot during the Cub Scouts “Chill-O-Ree” event on Saturday. ScoutReach is a Boy Scouts of America program that aims to help eliminate the barriers some children of color and children from less wealthy families face, so they can access the character development and leadership opportunities scouting is known for. KERA's Rebekah Morr spoke with Lawrence "Ty" Washington Jr., the director of ScoutReach for the Circle 10 Council which covers much of North Texas. Rebekah Morr: So traditionally the Boy Scouts has been a predominantly white organization. The...

Take a look at the $20 million rec center Oak Cliff residents always deserved but had to fight a decade to get Determined to bring a first-class facility to southern Dallas, council member Tennell Atkins wrangled diverse stakeholders for - at long last - a big equity win. A Blue Line DART train pulls into the Camp Wisdom station outside the newly opened Singing Hills Recreation Center in Oak Cliff Friday. The state-of-the-art facility, which includes an adjoining senior center, is an example of a transit-oriented design that serves the needs of the surrounding community.(Tom Fox / Staff Pho...