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“I'M TOO OLD TO BE JUMPING ON THE FLOOR.”
Highland Hills residents say they've been asking for help for years. After another deadly shooting, Dallas leaders finally walked the neighborhood. Aqua RichJo/October 1, 2026 Imagine hearing gunshots outside your home so often that your response isn't shock anymore. It's getting on the floor. Now imagine being elderly and knowing that once you get down there, you might not be able to get yourself back up. That's what Highland Hills resident Anita Harris described after years

Aqua RichJo
Oct 15 min read


“Dignidad” Turns Public Art Into a Declaration That Latino Dallas Belongs Here
Imagine looking up from your work on Jefferson Boulevard and seeing the word DIGNIDAD roll past in giant pink letters.
That happened in Dallas on September 19. Colombian artist Iván Argote’s mobile sculpture traveled by flatbed from Dallas Contemporary to the Latino Cultural Center and through Oak Cliff, stopping at places including the Oak Cliff Cultural Center and Top Ten Records. Along the way, people gathered for conversation, film, music and a monument that came to them

Aqua RichJo
Sep 232 min read
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