Cesar Chavez

Rap Genius Wants to Expand Our Understanding of Southern Rap

Five of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Kendrick Lamar, Maroon 5 and More

Kendrick Lamar Wednesday, October 31, at South Side Music Hall, $34.29 Here's a last-minute announcement for ya. If you still haven't nailed down your Halloween plans for next week, Scoremore's bringing Kendrick Lamar back to town, and he'll be serving up tracks from his brand-new album, good kid, m ... More >>

Adding Carpenter Plaza Park to Cause a Redo of the City's Downtown Parks Master Plan

From the Downtown Parks Master PlanJust seven years ago, Carpenter Plaza Park was supposed to be part of a larger gateway to the Arts District.​We've known for a long while now that the upcoming expansion of expansion of César Chávez Boulevard and Pearl Expressway downtown, from Commerce Street ... More >>

The City Council's About to Sign Off on That Expansion of César Chávez Boulevard

From the '09 docs, prepared before Central was rechristened César Chávez Boulevard​Next week's council agenda makes it official: The long-talked-about expansion of César Chávez Boulevard and Pearl Expressway downtown, from Commerce Street to Live Oak Street, is on track to begin in December. T ... More >>

And You Thought Dallas Had a Hard Time Renaming a Street in Honor of Cesar Chavez

Photo by Patrick Michels​Thirteen long months ago the city of Dallas finally began replacing those street signs downtown -- out went South Central Expressway, up went Cesar Chavez Boulevard. It only took two years' worth of rancorous debates as city officials and activists went 'round and 'round o ... More >>

Architect Has a Plan (Maybe) to Save Elm St. Buildings Threatened by Chávez Expansion

2226 Elm Street, one of several buildings on the block threatened by the coming-soon street expansion​A few weeks back we were reminded that the city still has plans to widen César Chávez Boulevard from Live Oak to Commerce downtown. At which point we were also reminded that the plan calls for t ... More >>

"Car-Free" Kennedy Suggests Hunt "Back Away" From Support of "Misguided" Chávez Widening

​I know, I know. I promised -- no more about the city's spending at least $12 million in 2006 bond funds to two-way and widen César Chávez Boulevard downtown. But that was before Patrick "Car-Free" Kennedy, the best-of blogger trying like hell to restore Dallas to walkability, chimed in today. A ... More >>

Asst. City Manager Jordan Addresses Need For, Concerns About Street Widening Downtown

Click to embiggen this peek at the old Central expansion from the council's January 28, 2009, meeting agenda.​Assistant City Manager Jill Jordan called back late yesterday to discuss those still-in-place plans to widen César Chávez Boulevard from Live Oak to Commerce -- plans that call for the d ... More >>

The City Still Wants to Widen Old Central Downtown. But Unhappy Property Owners Say the Price is Very, Very Wrong.

The city's plans to expand César Chávez Boulevard still call for the demoltion of 2226 Elm, which is one of the oldest buildings in downtown.​No doubt you've forgotten all about plans to widen and two-way The Expressway Formerly Known As Central downtown -- a plan that's been around since '05 b ... More >>

Cesar Chavez Street Signs Debuted Today At City Hall, Along Cesar Chavez Blvd.

Photos by Patrick MichelsMayor Tom Leppert injected some pomp into the street sign changeover, along with city council members Steve Salazar, Delia Jasso and Tennell Atkins.​Two years and a million misfires ago, local Latino groups began a push to rename a street in Dallas in honor of Cesar Chavez ... More >>

News & Notes: Immigration Reform, César Chávez, Garland Road & Gay Jesus

​Some news and notes on this light-commenting Thursday:Domingo Garcia's got himself a whole new immigration-reform MegaMarch to promote -- this one, a May 1 parade that'll start at the Santuario de Guadalupe on Ross Ave. and end at Dallas City Hall. Says Garcia on the Web site, "Our immigrant comm ... More >>

What'll It Be, George Clayton? A Further Look at Education Board's "Wild Card."

Your newest member of the State Board of Education, George Clayton​It took a while for Patrick "Buzz" Williams to get State Board of Education candidate George Clayton on the phone before the GOP primary earlier this month, but he finally did -- long enough to ask the North Dallas High School teac ... More >>

Oh, Sure, Gabachos Loved Amnesty When It Was Applied To Confederates, But Not Mexicans

Attorney Makes His Case for Not Changing the Name of S. Central Expressway Downtown

Patrick Michels​As you're no doubt aware by now, the City Plan Commission yesterday voted unanimously to change the name of South Central Expressway downtown, between Pacific and Grand Avenues, to César Chávez Boulevard (not Parkway, as originally proposed). The council will now get to vote on t ... More >>

At Tollway and Arapaho, Owner Says Anything's "Better Than What's There Now"

View Larger MapThe northeast corner of the North Dallas Tollway and Arapaho Road is a parking-lot wasteland, thanks, in large part, to that abandoned OfficeMax. For going on two years, Rosebud Properties has been trying to redevelop the land; there was a proposal before the City Plan Commission in A ... More >>

Twenty-Third Time's a Charm? City Finds Yet Another Street to Name for César Chávez.

Patrick MichelsThe latest shot in our ongoing series of these signs around town.​Clearly if at first you don't succeed, you try, and try, and try and try again.In its endless effort to find something to name for César Chávez, the city has, as evidenced by the photo here, clearly set its eyes upo ... More >>

Mexicans--you want your voice to be heard? Gustavo tells them its time to take things to the streets—again.

Adios, César Chávez. For Now, Anyway.

Patrick MichelsEight days ago, Unfair Park broke the news that the city was looking to rename at least a section of Young Street for César Chávez. What a difference a week makes, as city council member Steve Salazar -- head of the mayor's task force charged with finding a suitable street following ... More >>

"Suspicious Object" on a Light Pole in Front of Dallas News, WFAA Gets Police Attention

Schutze is at the Don Hill trial today, and during the lunch break he was sent word that WFAA and The Dallas Morning News buildings on César Chávez were cordoned off by police. Till moments ago, the Dallas Police Department's Web site listed an active call down thataways with no further explanatio ... More >>

Well, Since You Already Made the Signs ...

Patrick Michels If you were wondering just how serious the city is about renaming that stretch of Young Street after César Chávez, well, looks pretty serious.Happened upon this sign earlier today whilst downtown, outside the Maceo Smith Federal Building at Young and Griffin Streets, and as you can ... More >>

There’s no Shame in Being Called “Illegal”

Here We Go Again, Stirring Up the Cesar Chavez Street Thing

Let's keep that debate going another year, shall we?

Where Do Mexican Nicknames Come From?

From Denmark, Angela Hunt Still Wants to Talk Hotel, Ross Avenue

Why the Council Isn't Voting on Ross and Industrial Name Changes Today

The Whole Country Now Knows About "Cesar Chavez Boulevard"

Caraway Gets a Little Carried Away Recalling His Role in Chavez Dispute

Angela Hunt Says Enough's Enough When It Comes to Ross Avenue, Dang It

Well, So Much For That Piece O' Cake Industrial Boulevard Renaming

Jett Wave|Don't Get Friendly|Cynical? Ill-Tempered? Us?|Busted by Buses|King of Comedy

A Blatant Diss|Don't Get Fooled Again

The Long Arm of the Law: Constable Jaime Cortes Talks Cesar Chavez

César Chávez, Texas

Forget about renaming Industrial Boulevard or Ross Avenue or the Dallas North Tollway. The city should go all the way.

Ross for Mess: How We Got Into This Renaming Thing in the First Place

What Texas Delegation?

Grapes of Wrath

Ross for Less

Oh, God, Make It Stop; And Other More Important Notes From Street Level

The Trini River Parkway?

What's in a Nombre?

Diversity be damned. You want to rename Industrial Boulevard, it better "market" the city.

Ask a Mexican

Hail Cesar, who was capable of changing his mind

The Trinity River Committee's Got a Lot on Its Plate This Morning

The City of Dallas and Its Shiny, Distracting Thing

Is Industrial Boulevard Set To Become Stevie Ray Vaughan Boulevard?

Adios, Amigos

The Mexican rides off into the sunset

Ask a Mexican! Logo Debate Continues

¡Ask a Mexican!

Real to Reel

Vistas Film Festival travels out of its comfort zone

Letters

Muzzle the Barking Dog, Glass Houses Dept., Highway From Hell, Bitter Holiday

A Day of His Own

Dallas' Cesar Chavez holiday draws some unexpected critics-- his family