Deep Ellum

Deep Ellum People: Maya Piata

by | March 18, 2025 | Deep Ellum People, Music | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan It’s not often you hear a creative say they have a true muse – we’re living outside of Greek mythology, after all. But anyone who puts color to a canvas, writes notes on a staff, or adds an unexpected ingredient to the...
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Deep Ellum People: Steve Hunter

by | March 11, 2025 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum People | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan When Steve Hunter studied art in Glasgow, he honed his craft and considered his future. What the Scottish native didn’t anticipate was that he’d thrive by painting the walls of an urban neighborhood in Texas. “I didn’t...
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Deep Ellum People: Rachel Triska

by | March 4, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People | 0 Comments

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...
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Deep Ellum People: Gino Rojas

by | February 25, 2025 | Deep Ellum People, Eat & Drink | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Every so often, you might see someone eating a taco on the side of Main Street – standing in the confident sun, shoveling in perfectly grilled carne asada with the soft embrace of a fresh corn tortilla. When some of...
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Deep Ellum People: Donald Payton

by | February 18, 2025 | Deep Ellum History, Deep Ellum People | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan If you really start digging into Dallas’ Black history, there’s a good chance you’ll come across Donald Payton. The Texas historian has been a contributor to the Dallas Historical Society and the Dallas Black Remembrance...
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Deep Ellum People: Alex Oshmyansky

by | February 11, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People | 0 Comments

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...
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Deep Ellum People: Teresa Nguyen

by | February 4, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People | 0 Comments

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...
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Deep Ellum People: Adam Medrano

by | January 28, 2025 | Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People | 0 Comments

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...
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Deep Ellum People: Leah Lane

by | January 21, 2025 | Deep Ellum People, Music | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Dallas band Rosegarden Funeral Party has released three full-length albums, completed 13 tours, and even made a European debut. Even if you’re not focusing on the best bands coming out of North Texas, if you periodically...
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Deep Ellum People: Will Evans

by | January 14, 2025 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People, Shop | 0 Comments

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...
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