Deep Ellum People: Sean Fitzgerald
By Taylor Adams Cogan While music, galleries, business, and restaurants have pulled people to Deep Ellum since 1873, for resident Sean Fitzgerald, it was something even bigger. “I initially was attracted to it because I thought Deep Ellum was a middle finger to the rest of Dallas,” he says. “Deep Ellum has helped push Dallas […]
Deep Ellum People: Jay Gavit
By Taylor Adams Cogan Live music has a way of making someone fall in love with it. In the best possible way, of course, making someone yearn to feel the vibrating bass run through them and the melody that won’t let their body stop moving. Deep Ellum venues each have that pull, working together to […]
Deep Ellum People: Moses Habtezghi
By Taylor Adams Cogan Talk to a venue owner in Deep Ellum about booking live acts on the neighborhood’s stages, and there’s a strong chance you’ll hear the name Moses Habtezghi. There’s a chance you’ve known him from his many years at Three Links, but he’s a man many creatives just love to work with. […]
Deep Ellum People: Vera “Velma” Hernandez
By Taylor Adams Cogan When Vera “Velma” Hernandez talks about live music, her determined face lights up with excited eyes and just a slight smile. She knows what she’s talking about, and you can tell she’s loved it all her life. While a talented and recognized photographer, it’s clear the music helps drive her creative […]
Deep Ellum People: Jerry Rutherford
By Taylor Adams Cogan Like plenty of others, Jerry Rutherford doesn’t make it out to Deep Ellum as much as he once did. A small stroke a few years ago made it harder to get around, and going out every night just doesn’t make the most sense anymore. “Financially, it’s not feasible for me to […]
Deep Ellum People: Jeffrey Yarbrough
By Taylor Adams Cogan Deep Ellum’s character came from more than its location, railroads, and one- and two-story buildings. Its grit, sincerity, and whimsy have pulled generations to its streets because of the various people who made their mark here. From the people who have come to feel welcomed where they couldn’t elsewhere 150 […]
Deep Ellum People: Nilufer Arsala
By Taylor Adams Cogan For Nilufer “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 […]