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TxDOT to re-stripe U.S. 75 at Live Oak on Sunday in Dallas

It is anticipated the Live Oak exit will be closed for the duration of the day.

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008

Vern’s Place in Dallas’ Deep Ellum district is now Vern’s Kitchen

Vern still involved but only on a part-time basis.

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008

Restaurant Review: Cowboy Chow

From the same folks who own Twisted Root Burger.

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008

The Pin Show brings fashion to Deep Ellum

Local designers, stylists, retail buyers and photographers came together to shmooze and see models stut their stuff on the runway.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Mayor Leppert’s Deep Ellum Town Hall meeting draws crowd, answers prefab questions

The Mayor spoke for six minutes and answered pre-approved questions on Deep Ellum. Rah-rah-rah.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

UPDATED: Mayor Leppert to speak, take questions on state of Deep Ellum at Town Hall meeting Friday

Q&A will focus less on issues of crime and more on business and development.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

UPDATED: Reel FX Creative Studios and Brad Oldham, Inc. awarded sculpture contract for soon-to-be Deep Ellum DART station

That's $1.3 million worth of sculpture.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

UPDATED: Preservation Dallas jumps on the Statler Hilton bandwagon

Among other notables on the 2008 list of most endangered buildings is Deep Ellum. What's a deep ellum?

Friday, May 30, 2008

Sergio Garcia, Luke Harnden and Mark Nelson win first place in Deep Ellum’s Re*Cov*Er competition

You can check out the thousand-dollar mural at 2631 Commerce Street.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Five finalists competing in the second phase of Deep Ellum’s Re*Cov*Er muralist series

And you thought "paint the town red" was just a saying.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Dallas police nab guy with ATM in his car in Deep Ellum early Tuesday

The ATM had been stolen from the Velvet Hookah Bar.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Video: Deep Ellum Arts Festival 2008

Video includes interviews with four of the artists.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Deep Ellum creates a new mural district

In reclaiming it's artistic roots and a strong sense of community, there exists a respect for original works of art.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Dallas police will address public safety at Deep Ellum Town Hall

Kettle Art welcomes concerned citizens and neighbors to discuss.

Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008

Dallas City Council shuts down two Deep Ellum bars

Club One and Club Uropa denied Specific Use Permits due to their "detriment to the community."

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007

Deep Ellum group is a source of pride

I was so proud of y'all when I saw that you packed the City Council chambers once again to make your feelings known.

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007

Dallas-bred photographer contributes Dallas images to Time photo essay

Erin Trieb's photos of a Highland Park football game and Adair's in Deep Ellum figure prominently in magazine's "Snapshot of America" series.

Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007

Four stabbed early Sunday at nightclub on Commerce Street in Dallas

An unofficial source identifies the nightclub in question as the Redblood Club.

Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007

Civic involvement in Dallas is a good thing

I want everybody that came down today to stay involved, keep up on local issues and VOTE!

Friday, Nov. 9, 2007

City Planning Commission meeting on Thursday could decide fate of several Deep Ellum music venues

The trials for obtaining Specific Use Permits in Deep Ellum have been, well, a bit of a bitch if you're a live music venue.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007

Ronnie Bates of Reel FX takes first place in Deep Ellum’s Re*Cov*Er muralist competition

Over a dozen local artists decorated the walls of Deep Ellum with murals of various local musicians.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007

Crowdus Street Music Festival to debut in Deep Ellum on Saturday October 6

Festival picks up the pieces where a once-ambitious event left off.

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007

RE*Cov*Er Deep Ellum Mural finalists announced

First prize takes home 1,000 big ones.

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007

Vern’s Place finds new home in Deep Ellum

Beloved soul spot will move to another building on Elm in early November.

Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007

The Door moves into Gypsy Tea Room to not-so-rave review

Delivered in the journalistic and professional G-Talk style, those interested can get a feel for what has become of the once famous Gypsy Tea Room building as its latest incarnation: The Door.

Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007

Omega’s Tex-Mex Cafe re-opens on Commerce Street in Deep Ellum

Tex-Mexery moved into Fat Ted's space, across from Angry Dog and St. Pete's Dancing Marlin.

Monday, Sept. 17, 2007

Benefit for Dallas soul-food restaurant Vern’s Place on September 16

New landlord and higher rent spell trouble for the beloved little restaurant on the edge of Deep Ellum.

Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007

Deep Ellum Arts Festival 2007: Chilly? Yes. Chili? Oh yes

Sure, it's cold. But get over it.

Sunday, April 8, 2007

Kim’s Kafe: Waitress returns to Deep Ellum to open her own place

A bout with lung cancer and a close brush with death inspired Kim Harris to open a home-cooking restaurant.

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

13th Annual Deep Ellum Arts Festival to feature 65 bands in 3 days

Taking place from April 6-8, the 13th Annual Deep Ellum Arts Association will feature tons of original artwork, dancing, and music. Not to mention The Petropolitan Pooch Parade. Bow wow wow yippee yo yippee yay, where are my dogs at? Or something like that.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Deep Ellum’s first gallery walk was a success

Some of the galleries were so packed you couldn't even move without bumping in to someone.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

DART hosts public meeting with an update on Green Line

If any rail line were to have passengers with pink hair and tattoos, this would probably be it.

Friday, Feb. 23, 2007

Is this the Deep Ellum of tomorrow?

It looks like living in the the not-too-distant future.

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007

Deep Ellum Cafe changes hands

New owners are the same ones who rescued neighboring Club Dada.

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007

UPDATED: Dirty laundry being aired in Deep Ellum

Deep Ellum is a long way off from becoming the hot spot that everyone dreams of, and already tempers are flaring.

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007

Resident launches new e-mail discussion list for Deep Ellum

I want all the facts out there. I want to talk about the future of Deep Ellum and talk about questions like “When did we decide it was OK to let national chain stores in?” and “Did you know there’s a Starbucks in the Deep Ellum Station DART plans?”

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007

ellum: ONSTAGE ≠ really: AWESOME

From the comment boards, another take on the new all-ages venue.

Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007

Updated and developing: Deep Ellum Association says they were locked out by Foundation

Letter from Deep Ellum Association seems to indicate some interpersonal problems with the Deep Ellum Foundation.

Friday, Feb. 16, 2007

Yahoo moving workers from Deep Ellum to Richardson

Another big Deep Ellum tenant leaves for greener pastures.

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007

Meeting on replacement of Deep Ellum tunnel art to be held at Kettle Art on Monday

It's not the rebirth of Tunnelvisions, but it's something. $1.5 million worth of something.

Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007


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