When he was growing up, Ryan Frahm used to peer out the window of his mom’s car as it weaved through Colorado Boulevard on the way to Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Frahm would scan the streets and pick out the houses he wanted to live in when he grew up. This was a familiar drive to him, as someone who was born in Methodist and whose mother worked in the hospital for nearly 20 years. You could often find the Frahm family eating meals nearby at El Fenix or Bishop’s Grille.

For more than a decade now, Oak Cliff has come together each July to celebrate Bastille Day, or the French National Day (Fête nationale). It’s an opportunity, as we like to say, to don your beret and enjoy a summer night strolling through the streets of Bishop Arts with a wine glass in hand. It’s one of our favorite nights of the year (make sure you don’t miss this year’s festivities!) – But have you ever wondered why we are celebrating Bastille Day in the first place?

Chocolate became a part of Cindy Pedraza Puente’s life at an early age. Her mom, Andrea Podraza, was the production manager for one of the first independent chocolatiers in Dallas. “My mom starting working for them when I was eight years old,” she said. As teenagers, she and her sister, worked part-time summer jobs in the shop cutting ribbons and helping with billing.

It all begins with an idea.

As I would come to learn, the Trinity River is one of Jenni Stolarski’s fiercest passions. So much so that the Trinity was the focal point of our conversation, including Jenni’s goal for re-wilding the area and encouraging its usage and appreciation by others.

The key to making a perfect french omelette is speed. A traditional french omelette only requires a few seconds of cooking, so keep your stove on high heat. This helps keep the outside stay light and fluffy with no browning. You may want to add a little gruyere cheese too but generally, you add any extra ingredients on top at the end. The inside should be a little runny when you plate it. Don't worry, if you're thinking 'I'm not a fan of runny eggs,' the omelette will continue to cook on the plate for a minute. And that's it–voila, enjoy!

Walk up the stairs 614 N. Bishop Avenue and you’ll see two things: First, a beautiful impressionist painting of a couple horses crossing a river in the West somewhere and then second, a helmet enclosed in a glass case with the words ‘COTTON BOWL’ written on the side. Soon after that you’ll likely hear Bonnie’s welcoming voice from around the way, asking, “How can we help?”

If you’ve kept up with the Dallas Mayoral race this Spring, you’ve likely met or seen Mariana Griggs. She is wife to Scott Griggs, longtime Oak Cliff resident and one of two candidates left in the race. With the election day coming up on June 8th, Mariana has had her hands full with events, forums, and daily campaign activities–all while helping raise their three kids.