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One way Dallas' new poet laureate Kristoddie Woods, known as Black Ceasar, reaches audiences is through his TikTok account. He recently invited them to vote on their favorite slide, including this one, in an "Urban Cowboy x Poet" series. [Screenshot: Ceasar's Poetry Corner/TikTok]
The Last Word: Dallas’ New Poet Laureate Kristoddie Woods—aka Black Ceasar—on Turning Readers Into Poets
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 14, 2026
Dallas' third poet laureate Kristoddie Woods steps in alongside youth poet laureate Cadence Diggs, a 17-year-old Booker T. Washington High School student, for a two-year term.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 3, 2024
The Oct. 5 event at For Oak Cliff in Dallas will bring the latest in tech, connection, and innovation to the heart of the community—including a robot petting zoo, tech workshops, the Innovate & Create Digital Art Challenge, DJ-spun music and arts entertainment, and more
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by David Seeley |
Apr 16, 2024
The Dallas Public Library's J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in downtown Dallas—one of America's largest—was built in 1982 across from Dallas City Hall, and many agree it could use an overhaul. That especially includes library officials and consultants they brought in for a report on the building's future, among other needed investments in the city's library system.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 27, 2024
The downtown Dallas Public Library is the only public library in the state of Texas to offer a Patent and Trademark Resource Center from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. PTRCs are part of a national network of public, state, and academic libraries in partnership with the USPTO to offer trademark and patent assistance to the public.
The USPTO aims to empower innovation by expanding access—so it recently put out a call to 600 libraries and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) around the country, inviting each institution to consider becoming PTRCs to assist their local innovators.
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The Perot Museum will bring its Tech Truck to select Dallas library branches during Digital Inclusion Week, offering free hands-on STEM activities for school-age kids. [Courtesy photo]
Dallas Plans Citywide Events for Digital Inclusion Week
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 23, 2023
The City of Dallas will recognize Digital Inclusion Week from October 2-6 with activities across the city. Digital Inclusion Week is an annual initiative hosted by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance to raise awareness of digital equity and access throughout the county. Hundreds of organizations, advocates, and elected officials participate to help spotlight programs to improve home internet access, provide devices, offer digital skills training, and more....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 4, 2022
On Thursday, the foundation announced it has awarded more than $1 billion to Dallas-area nonprofit organizations that work to improve the lives of North Texans. It crossed that historic mark after nearly a century of philanthropic partnerships and grantmaking.
“Although the impact to date has been significant, we are truly just getting started," said the foundation's president and CEO, Matthew Randazzo.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 30, 2019
With an estimated 40 percent of Dallasites lacking fixed internet service at home, the library offers online access to the city’s residents.
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by Blair Welch |
Sep 17, 2018
Second chances filled the Addison Tree House last week as Cornbread Hustle members pitched their newest innovative ideas in the yearly graduation.
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From left: Larry Scarpa, Mark Lamster, Raquel Favela, Cyndy Lutz, and Diane Allen talk about the impact of Dallas' physical layout during the Dallas Festival of Ideas Saturday. [Photo: Katie Kelton]
Festival of Ideas: How Dallas Can Become a More ‘Connected City’
by Katie Kelton | Apr 9, 2018
Discussions during the fourth annual event explored how to become more connected in the areas of education, health, physical layout, and inclusiveness.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2018
Dallas-Fort Worth is home to dozens of creatives who are changing the face of urban planning, social, and educational innovation.
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by D'Anzia Robertson |
Dec 11, 2017
From comics to cosplay, Dusk Publishing's David Doub is making a name for himself by nurturing new talent and creating compelling characters.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 27, 2017
The program at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library helps adults in Dallas earn their GED.
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The varied and sundry architectural styles in and around Big D are on display in a free exhibit, “The Architectural Styles of Dallas,” which runs through July 31 at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. [Photo: Michael Samples]
Queen Anne to Brutalism: Dallas Exhibit Brings Out City’s Varied Architectural Side
by Amy Wolff Sorter | May 11, 2017
Curated by Preservation Dallas, the exhibit highlights 27 diverse architectural styles that were in evidence from the mid-1800s to the 1980s.
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by Julia Batlle |
Mar 1, 2017
Fossil's exhibition at the downtown Dallas Public Library is celebrating local designers, their illustrations and their inspirations.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Feb 21, 2017
Six keynote speakers will talk about growth opportunities in areas ranging from health to entrepreneurship.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 24, 2017
The recently-awarded funds will help the Dallas Public Library continue its STEAM and Snacks education program.
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