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More than 1,500 people were drawn to the opening weekend of a new pop-up food park in South Dallas that launched this past Friday. The aptly named MLK Food Park sits at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Holmes Street, just a few blocks away from the recently renovated Forest Theatre.
The MLK Food Park is open each weekend, Friday to Sunday, until May 2. More than two dozen primarily Black-owned small businesses based south of Interstate 30 will be showcased throughout the duration of the pop-up.
“About 95% of the businesses are Black-owned, and 5% are Hispanic-owned,” says Kirsten Lieber, senior project manager at the Better Block…