Video by Camilo Diaz Jr. Cynthia Rogers-Ellickson does not give media interviews. Known for keeping a low profile, the City of Dallas’ director of housing and community development is protective of ...

Forest Forward recently welcomed community members to its new headquarters to share updates on the restoration of the historic Forest Theater and the expansion of the Martin Luther King Jr. Arts ...

This new “Neighborhood Connect Telehealth Initiative” — a partnership between Aetna CVS Health and the South Dallas Fair Park Faith Coalition, which Salem pastor Todd Atkins chairs — is intended to ...

Dallas County has implemented the Countywide Polling Place Program, which has increased voter convenience and reduced the number of poll workers needed, but voter turnout in the county has decreased ...

Long overlooked and plagued by safety concerns, the MLK DART Station has seen little of the investment poured into nearby Fair Park. Now, three commercial property owners — two Black, all local ...

The South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan Task Force is advocating for change in the community, including addressing displacement pressures, preserving the area's cultural identity, and promoting equitable ...

The City of Dallas has launched Local Kitchen, a free eight-part course that teaches residents how to prepare nutritious recipes and grow their own produce, in an effort to address food insecurity and ...

The South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan recommends zoning changes and development standards to create a vibrant hub along S. Malcolm X Boulevard, featuring mixed-use subdistricts, low-rise buildings, and ...

“I’ve never seen the marquee light up before,” noted Elizabeth Wattley in a September 2019 podcast about CitySquare’s restoration of the historic Forest Theater. As a child, the theater was an icon ...

West Dallas’ environmental justice movement is transforming the neighborhood. After decades of fighting for a voice, the community is moving heavy industry away from their homes — fast. In the past ...

A rendering of the future Forest Theater, provided by the Forest Forward team. For the first time in its history, the Forest Theater on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is owned by a Black-led entity.

Diane Ragsdale in the Innercity Community Development Corporation conference room. The Hon. Diane Ragsdale, who will turn 70 this year, has spent her entire life in South Dallas. Her story has been ...