by Guest Author | Jun 24, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People, Music
By Taylor Adams Cogan People love Deep Ellum for its music scene, the reliably good restaurants, and/or the hundreds of murals we have, making both historic and brand-new buildings special. But fewer know the fuel behind that, and the real reason people love this...
by Guest Author | Apr 15, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Living in Deep Ellum today means having the privilege of provocative art, blossoming music, creative food, and wonderful people. More than 20 years ago, Karen and Sean Fitzgerald made the neighborhood their permanent...
by Guest Author | Mar 4, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Deep Vellum wasn’t selling its translated literature. Cane Rosso wasn’t even slinging its Neapolitan pies yet. Twisted Root was there, pulling in crowds to the somewhat quiet Commerce Street for their excellent burgers...
by Guest Author | Feb 11, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan One person skipped meals to afford his medicine. Another considered selling her house so she could get her prescription filled. One even said he resigned himself to the fact that he would just have to die because he...
by Guest Author | Feb 4, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan There’s an overused phrase for urbanists, some city planners, and others who talk about thriving communities: a place to “live, work, and play.” And for good reason – a strong neighborhood has a mix of uses that allows...
by Guest Author | Jan 28, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan A lot goes into keeping Deep Ellum special: Musicians who fill the venues with original sounds that move a crowd, artists whose murals draw people to see the vibrant streets, business owners who pour their time into...