Deep Ellum People: Nilifur Arsala
By Taylor Adams Cogan For Nilifur “Nil” Arsala, relocating to the Twin Cities didn’t diminish her love for her former home of Deep Ellum. No matter where a person goes, if they developed community in this urban part of Dallas that so many love, it’s a hard thing to shake. “It just feels like you’re […]
Deep Ellum People: Isaac Davies
By Taylor Adams Cogan Deep Ellum is privileged to be covered with murals throughout its corridors. It’s something we can easily take for granted as we make the same walks down the streets. But go to another city, and that emptiness you feel surrounded by blank walls can remind you: Part of what makes Deep […]
Deep Ellum People: Callie Dee
By Taylor Adams Cogan Callie Dee knows a successful musician needs more than talent. They can pour all of their time and effort into becoming a great musician, but to really cut it, they need the whole picture of entrepreneurship. It’s why she published a 350-page book last year devoted to independent artists—an effort she […]
Deep Ellum People: Bob Crawford
By Taylor Adams Cogan “Oh, yeah, I gave him a ride once.” It’s a common sentence you’d get if you heard the name Bob Crawford, or, as he was commonly known around Deep Ellum, Keyboard Bob. He could be quick to smile and make others smile in return. Most knew him as the man who […]
Deep Ellum People: Michelle McLaughlin
By Taylor Adams Cogan Some people have tunnel vision when it comes to Deep Ellum. For them, it’s a destination spot, a place to visit for brunch, or meet for drinks then a show. Gather with friends, take in some culture, and head back home to elsewhere in Dallas or the suburbs. Repeat as needed. […]
Deep Ellum People: Cameron McCloud
By Taylor Adams Cogan It’s true that being in the right place at the right time can change everything. Especially if you’re like Cameron McCloud, who was determined to always show up. It was this way that Cameron’s band, Cure for Paranoia, got its start in Deep Ellum. But the road there began years earlier. […]
Deep Ellum People: Paula Lambert
By Taylor Adams Cogan Unless you’re in development or on the City Plan and Zoning Commission, it’s not usual for people to examine Dallas’ zoning laws and maps. But for one woman in the early 1980s, she was driven to them, all fueled by one thing: Cheese. “The most important thing for me was to […]
Deep Ellum People: Andrew Sherman
By Taylor Adams Cogan “Is it that hard to make us look cool?” Actor Jason Lee shouts this to the sky in Almost Famous, pleading for his fictional band in the movie to be portrayed as awesome as he feels it is. It can take a lot to make a band seem cool. Deep Ellum […]
Deep Ellum People: Melissa Cauldwell
By Taylor Adams Cogan Across America, we have neighborhoods that have been ripped apart by highways cutting through to allow for urban sprawl. You can see this in countless cities, including Dallas, where highways sever through areas, like I-30, which wrecked through to cut off the southern part of our city. You can also find […]
Deep Ellum People: John LaRue
By Taylor Adams Cogan Staring up at the stage, your eyes long-adjusted to the dim room pierced by vibrant lighting to set the tone, your body moves to the sound without thought or concern. You make sure not to let your drink spill out from the plastic cup in your hand while the other arm […]