Dallas awarded $50,000 to preserve African American civil rights history

Dallas awarded $50,000 to preserve African American civil rights history

(DALLAS, TX — May 28, 2020) The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture received a $50,000 grant from the National Park Service (NPS) to research and interpret the historic legacy of the Hall of Negro Life from the 1936 Texas Centennial Celebration. The Working Group on Confederate Monuments recommended that untold histories surrounding […]

Santa Paws Parade, rescue event at Main Street Gardens

Santa Paws Parade, rescue event at Main Street Gardens

Downtown Main Street Gardens will be dog-gone festive Saturday, Dec. 17 as Petropolitan, Downtown Dallas, Inc., and the City of Dallas present the first Petropolitan Santa Paws Parade and Rescue Celebration. There will be holiday activities for the entire family, especially the four-legged ones – including a pet costume parade with prizes awarded to the […]