The Strip on Cedar Springs

06/12/2026

06/12/2026

From the Blog: When the library director alleged the Oak Lawn Branch Library was underutilized, something didn't add up. A dive into a recent facility report and current library statistics show that the data they used appears to be erroneous. The Oak Lawn Library is the SECOND highest visited branch in the entire city of Dallas.

Dallas Public Library's 2024 plan shows Oak Lawn Branch is maxed out, not underused. Small size, high demand -- here's what the data actually says.

06/12/2026

Ten years later, we still remember.

On June 12, 2016, Pulse became the site of one of the deadliest attacks on LGBTQ people in U.S. history. Today, we honor the 49 victims, support the survivors and their loved ones, and reaffirm our commitment to a world where every LGBTQ person can live openly, safely and proudly.

We remember. We mourn. We continue the work.

🏳️‍🌈❤️

06/12/2026

These projects, according to a press release from CSMA, “will infuse Oak Lawn and the Cedar Springs Strip with defiant color, durable infrastructure and unapologetic visibility.”

Welcome to Oak Lawn and the Cedar Springs Strip: Rainbow-colored light-up signs installed at either end of The Cedar Springs Strip in 2020 welcome visitors to the heart of the Dallas Gayborhood. CSMA is undertaking three new public space projects created to make the area even more vibrant and welcom...

06/11/2026

Dallas is getting ready for a global soccer moment, and the Oak Lawn Strip on Cedar Springs is ready to welcome the fans who make game day even more fun.

Visiting Dallas for FIFA World Cup 2026? Gay soccer fans, LGBTQ+ allies, and global visitors are invited to celebrate on the Oak Lawn Strip.

06/09/2026

If you’ve walked the Oak Lawn Strip lately, you’ve felt it: that stubborn, electric hum under the pavement. It’s the sound of a neighborhood that has been pushed and refused to stumble. Earlier this year, the rainbow crosswalks that welcomed thousands of feet to this corridor were scraped away. In their absence, we didn’t see a blank slate. We saw a canvas. And we decided to build something so bold, so enduring, and so unmistakably us that it will be far more difficult to erase or quietly remove.

CSMA unveils permanent Pride: Progress Rainbow bike racks, a pocket park & the Walls of Pride mural program on the Oak Lawn Strip

06/09/2026

They took crosswalks, now it is time to build monuments. Happy Pride Dallas! Let's build! 🌈

06/08/2026

The Cedar Springs Merchant Association has launched a new community calendar to bring local events together in one easy-to-use place. Whether you are looking for live entertainment, community programs, nonprofit events, markets, fundraisers, workshops, nightlife, or something completely unexpected, the calendar is designed to help you find what is happening and make plans to show up.

Explore the new Oak Lawn community calendar from CSMA. Find local events, submit your own event and stay connected to the community.

06/08/2026

From the Blog: "Strong families do not need the government to rank their neighbors beneath them. Using public recognition to compete with Pride mistakes equality for a loss of status. That is not strength. It is insecurity dressed up as principle. And that is low-T, small-D energy."

An editorial on why “Nuclear Family Month” turns family values into culture-war politics and treats LGBTQ+ visibility as a threat.