Deep Ellum People: Keisha Hunter
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Born in McKinney and raised in Plano and Garland, Keisha Hunter admits she’s “from the ‘burbs.” But it didn’t take long for her to find her way to Deep Ellum — first as a young adult club-hopping in the early 2000s, and soon after, as an artist […]
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: Kaia Bellanca
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan While most people know Three Links is a destination for live music, people in the neighborhood know the spot is more than that, offering a third space for drinks, art, and community. And that’s due, in part, to Kaia Bellanca. Kaia grew up spending time in Deep […]
Deep Ellum People: Eric Bradford
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan In 2009, just a handful of spots brought people to Elm Street in Deep Ellum. And a few people wanted to add in one more, reopening a spot that had thrived in the 1990s. Clint and Whitney Barlow reopened the legendary music venue Trees that year, along […]
Deep Ellum People: Frank Campagna
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Like a musician who dreams of playing at Three Links, a wannabe painter itches to have her work shown at Kettle Art Gallery. It’s not just because the third Saturday of the month includes a wine walk that brings hundreds of people in to see art they […]
Deep Ellum People: Maya Piata
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 saucepan can relate to having […]
Deep Ellum People: Steve Hunter
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 know what I wanted to do. I just knew I […]
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: Gino Rojas
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 Dallas’ best tacos are handed to you […]
Deep Ellum People: Donald Payton
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 Project – and he’s served as a Dallas County Historical Commissioner and […]