DM 1d ago
For 15 years, the Oak Cliff Film Festival (OCFF) has brought filmmakers from around the world to Dallas. Typically, their selections oscillate between the endearingly sentimental and the downright bizarre; that tonal flip-flop is what gives OCFF such a unique identity in North Texas’ increasingly crowded filmscape. From July 30 to August 2, the 2026 … Continued The post The Oak Cliff Film Festival Is in Its ’90s Era appeared first on D Magazine.
FOX4 1d ago
A violent May robbery at an Oak Cliff convenience store has Dallas Police looking for two suspects.Oak Cliff Texaco robberyOn May 10 at around 8:40 p.m., two suspects robbed a man at a Texaco convenience store in Oak Cliff.The two men are seen on camera before the incident wearing all gray and all black clothing.They both point handguns at the victim, who is seen playing at a game machine inside the store, before stealing his wallet.A struggle ensued before the two suspects hit the victim in the head with their handguns."They just run off. They go eastbound on Laureland all the way toward University Hills."Dallas Police Det. Eduardo Lopez says he believes the two suspects live in the area near where the robbery occurred.He's hoping the clear surveillance footage will help identify the suspects."I need their names. We just need their names to identify them," Lopez tells FOX 4's Shaun Rabb.The Dallas Police Department is asking anyone with information on the robbery to contact Dallas Pol
FOX4 1d ago
The Dallas City Council-approved height of a new convention center could cause traffic problems for Oak Cliff residents going to Downtown Dallas.Dallas City Council members voted 9-6 to keep the convention center height lower than initially planned for.That means the Houston Street and Jefferson Street viaducts would no longer be able to run through the convention center, interrupting traffic coming in and out of Downtown Dallas from the Oak Cliff area.The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee requested earlier in the week that the design return to the original plans so the Jefferson and Houston viaducts remain connected to downtown Dallas.Under the original plan, the expanded convention center was designed to be tall enough for traffic to flow continuously underneath the building. However, after efforts to cut $500 million in costs, the building's plans were lowered by two stories.In March, city staff proposed a plan to divert traffic from Jefferson Street onto the Houston Stree