150 reasons to love Deep Ellum, Abbott and Patrick clash, Jake Paul and Richard Rawlings team up

Also, Willie Nelson now has a grasshopper named after him. [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [The Dallas Morning News logo]( [Texas tax feud: Abbott-Patrick clash grows nastier, with more bills becoming casualties]( A feud between Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over a property tax cut plan impasse grew meaner [...] [High-dollar lawyers aim to prove Texas in ‘substantial compliance’ to serve foster kids]( Texas is paying a Dallas lawyer more than $1,300 an hour to aggressively try to extricate the state from a [...] [Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs law allowing murder charge for some fentanyl deaths]( Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a handful of bills aimed at combating the fentanyl crisis in Texas, including a [...] [The work to remember Little Egypt, a Dallas freedman’s town flattened 6 decades ago]( With Juneteenth around the corner, we remember Little Egypt. The freedman’s town was commemorated with a Texas [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Seven things to know about Asian grocer H Mart that’s coming to Koreatown]( Asian grocery retailers once concentrated on the East and West Coasts have expanded to Texas in recent years [...] [Jake Paul, Gas Monkey’s Richard Rawlings team up to support youth boxing in Dallas]( Fundraiser proceeds will support “Boxing Bullies,” and their anti-bullying initiatives, including the [...]   Looking for more of the latest insights and top stories? We've got you covered. Become a member of The Dallas Morning News. [Join today](.   [Dallas grants $8 million in incentives for Pegasus Park expansion]( Dallas City Council is considering awarding nearly $8 million in incentives to Bridge Labs for a $110 million [...] [Willie Nelson now has a grasshopper named after him]( Texas country music legends Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker had two flightless grasshoppers named after [...] [What’s your ‘pile style’? Where to get classic Nachos Compuestos in Dallas]( There’s an old saying: Keep your friends close, and keep your nachos much closer. [Dallas firm’s experimental cancer drug set to begin human trials this summer]( A Dallas biotechnology firm’s experimental cancer drug has been cleared for human trials by the Food and Drug [...] [MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT [A graphic switched from a Deep Ellum sign to the number 150 in large text.]( We've rounded up 150 reasons to love Dallas' eclectic neighborhood, Deep Ellum. (Michael Hogue/Staff Illustrator) [150 reasons to love Deep Ellum]( Since January, Deep Ellum has been throwing itself a birthday party. It’s only halfway over, and that’s fitting. Neighborhood leaders trace the area’s birth to 1873, the year tracks from the Houston and Texas Central and the Texas and Pacific railroads met. That makes [this year Deep Ellum’s 150th anniversary.]( Like most urban pockets where artists continue to thrive, Deep Ellum started as a haven for those with nowhere else to go. After the Civil War, former slaves flocked to the land Deep on Elm Street, beyond the bounds of Dallas’ central business district. The young Freedmen’s Town grew, and by the 1920s, European immigrants had joined the Black men and women who originated it. Grocery stores and pawn shops lined its streets, along with theaters, cafes and bars that spilled out jazz and blues. But the neighborhood suffered as car culture and the growth of the suburbs siphoned business away over the course of the mid-century. A bigger blow came when Central Expressway’s elevated stretch effectively cut Deep Ellum in half. Somehow, none of that dimmed the lights completely on Deep Ellum as a refuge — and a hub for Dallas artists and musicians. Today, scores of music venues, dozens of bars and restaurants and well over 100 murals fill its blocks, which run for less than half a square mile. In recent weeks, we asked staff, readers and the Deep Ellum Foundation why they love the neighborhood. As we heard back, we started counting, in no particular order. [READ MORE]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2023