Tag archives: Community News

The first Oak Lawn Live took a community. Peter Pepper shares a personal thank-you to the volunteers, sponsors, artists, merchants, partners and Oak Lawn neighbors who helped bring the new music and arts festival to Cedar Springs.

After a year spent fighting for its future, Oak Lawn Library has something worth celebrating. The community is invited to unveil the branch’s new murals on September 18.

More than 1,200 LGBTQ+ MBA students, professionals, entrepreneurs, and business leaders are coming to Dallas for the 2026 ROMBA Conference. The national gathering runs October 1–3 and includes a signature event at Round-Up Saloon in the Oak Lawn Gayborhood.

The proposed Dallas budget keeps the Oak Lawn Library open, but serious cuts remain. Get the latest on the budget, branch improvements, North Texas Giving Day, and fall book recommendations.

The Dallas Yarn Bombers are bringing their colorful knit and crochet street art to Oak Lawn, transforming Cedar Springs ahead of September’s Wine Walk, Pride celebrations and Oak Lawn Live.

Oak Lawn Live debuts September 19, 2026, bringing three stages of music, visual art, food, vendors and community experiences to Cedar Springs. Ages 18+ with a suggested $20 donation.

CSMA and Arttitude are launching Walls of Pride Oak Lawn Gayborhood, a public art initiative bringing large-scale murals, local artists, and LGBTQ+ storytelling to Cedar Springs.

After an attack near Berlin Pride left one woman dead and 29 injured, the question is unavoidable: What happens when Pride becomes all celebration and no protest? From Pulse to Stonewall, queer survival has always depended on speaking up.

Park West’s new ownership team is investing more than $2 million in renovations while showing up as an active and supportive partner in Oak Lawn’s LGBTQ+ community.

Otterly Gingertastic brings LGBTQ+-owned catering, handcrafted desserts, custom menus, and community-centered hospitality to Cedar Springs and the Oak Lawn Strip.

Dallas Hope Charities is seeking working adult bicycles, safety equipment and business sponsors for Mobility for Milestones, a program expanding transportation access for LGBTQIA+ young adults experiencing homelessness.

In 2021, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) adopted new definitions for “Tetrahydrocannabinols” (THC) and “Marihuana Extract” that essentially banned all but one form of THC. Following a 2026 Texas Supreme Court ruling that allowed these definitions to finally be enforced, they were officially posted in the July…

Multifamily housing on North Hall Street has been demolished to make way for greater density—but without a publicly stated affordability requirement. This editorial examines what Oak Lawn is losing and asks who the neighborhood is being rebuilt to serve.

Dallas library workers are facing unpaid furloughs while leadership expands flagship priorities and adds another senior executive. Manya Shorr did not create the budget crisis, but her record of closure-first planning, weak community engagement, centralized control, and misplaced priorities shows why Dallas Public Library needs new leadership.

Royal Liquor Oak Lawn is a locally owned, family-operated neighborhood liquor store on Cedar Springs Road, offering wines, spirits, community connection, and monthly Sip & Shop Pop-Up events featuring local vendors.

Pathways to Dignity: OLUMC Announces New Oak Lawn Unhoused Outreach

Thank you to everyone who came out for CSMA’s Oak Lawn Strip town hall. The conversation is not over. CSMA will continue listening, including taking future conversations to neighboring communities connected to the future of Cedar Springs and Oak Lawn.

Strip Mall to High-Rise: Will a New Project Reshape Cedar Springs?

The Save the Books campaign gives Dallas residents a clear way to speak up for Oak Lawn Library, a voting place, LGBTQ+ resource, and public gathering space.

Join CSMA at Hunky’s Plaza on June 29 at 6 PM for a ribbon cutting celebrating the new Rainbow Bike Racks on the Strip.