Deep Ellum People: Jessica Brodsky
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 neighborhood: the community. Jessica Brodsky has known this for decades. “In […]
Deep Ellum People: Karen Fitzgerald
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 home for similar reasons, but the entertainment district felt different. In 2002, the […]
Deep Ellum People: Rachel Triska
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 with rarer protein options for the time. In 2009, there was a lot more […]
Deep Ellum People: Alex Oshmyansky
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 couldn’t get his daily medicine. But because of the […]
Deep Ellum People: Teresa Nguyen
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 people to do all they need, ideally within walking […]
Deep Ellum People: Adam Medrano
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 making a space entertaining, safe, and thriving. There are less […]
Deep Ellum People: Will Evans
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Will Evans persisted through teasing when he started calling Dallas a literary city in 2013. But he stuck with it for more than a decade because he knew it was true: Dallas has always had storytellers and people ready to read what they had to say. Today, […]
Deep Ellum People: Susan Reese
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Today, many know Madison Partners from seeing its bright green, flower-like logo on a property’s window. At the same time, they may not realize that a reason their favorite restaurant has been there for decades is due to the efforts of the real estate group, led by […]
Call for Artists: Celebrate “All Comers” on Deep Ellum’s Streetlight Pole Banners
More than 200 streetlights in Deep Ellum carry the work of local artists on banners that celebrate the neighborhood by reflecting the history, community and creative spirit of the area. New streetlight pole banners are featured two to three times per year. The current banners were designed by several local artists from Deep Ellum’s four […]
Women Take the Lead at Nonprofits Dedicated to Deep Ellum
For the first time, all of the nonprofits dedicated to Deep Ellum’s history, community and future are now helmed by women. There’s a lot of good happening in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas from the work of residents to generous businesses. Much of the good work comes from nonprofits, many of which are led […]