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Artwork for Humans: Dallas Muralist Launches New Showroom in Deep Ellum with Upcycled Wearable Art That Inspires
by Lance Murray | Mar 10, 2023
Jerod DTOX Davies' collection of upcycled wearables is handpainted with an uplifting quote. Erykah Badu recently was spotted on social media wearing a custom Artwork For Humans sweatshirt backstage at her annual birthday concert.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 15, 2023
The annual event benefiting the Dallas-based impact education nonprofit will honor creative visionaries and community leaders for their commitment to BIG ideas and their Big Thought Impact. The BIG NIGHT will be held March 4 at The Factory in Deep Ellum.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 21, 2022
Like all the others, the Deep Ellum location offers interactive, digital games played by groups in "fun smart rooms." As you can see from the goggle-less players above, it's not about AR or virtual reality. Instead, the "gameboxes" feature a range of tech including projection mapping, touch screens using the company's patented Lidar, 3D motion tracking, and surround sound.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 8, 2022
From a black-tie kickoff on January 19 to a parade, a music festival, a storytelling summit, and more, the Deep Ellum neighborhood just east of downtown Dallas is gearing up for a 2023 to remember. Known as the "birthplace of the blues in Texas," the district buzzes with live music, street art, galleries, restaurants, clubs, and culturally creative retail.
The sesquicentennial will bring something new: the opening of the Deep Ellum Community Cultural Center. It's just one way 2023 will "shape the neighborhood’s future as a continued mecca for creatives, entrepreneurs, and all comers," says a Deep Ellum Foundation leader.
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Lesli Marshall, owner of Articulation Art. [Photo: Facebook]
The Last Word: Lesli Marshall on Painting Her First Mural in Deep Ellum As She Built Her Art Business
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 3, 2022
You may have seen her mural on the wall of Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum. But that's just for starters. Marshall has made her mark across Dallas-Fort Worth and beyond as an art curator and consultant for her firm Articulation Art. Tapping the talents of multiple artists, her company has curated art works on exterior and interior walls for the Virgin Hotel, the Design District Playground, the Renaissance Hotel, Cushman & Wakefield, the Case Building, Tom Thumb, 7-11, Deep Ellum Brewing Company, and many more businesses.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 9, 2022
Forty years after founding the Mozzarella Company in Dallas, Paula Lambert is being honored with a Grand Dame Lifetime Achievement Award from Les Dames d'Escoffier International.
"It means the world to me literally, because it's an international award, and because I was selected by my peers," Lambert told Dallas Innovates. "My life is very rich because of the wonderful people I've met through our cheeses over the past 40 years."
"It means the world to me literally, because it's an international award, and because I was selected by my peers," Lambert told Dallas Innovates. "My life is very rich because of the wonderful people I've met through our cheeses over the past 40 years."
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by David Seeley |
May 18, 2022
Worldwide Express—a global logistics provider with nearly $5 billion in systemwide revenue—is making the HQ move following its June 2021 merger with GlobalTranz.
To mark its 30th anniversary this month, Worldwide is debuting as a primary sponsor in the NASCAR Cup Series with a race this week at Texas Motor Speedway.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 23, 2022
The Deep Ellum Foundation has installed new streetlight pole banners showcasing the work of local Deep Ellum tattoo artists. Here's a gallery of the designs you'll see if you walk or drive through the neighborhood.
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[Photo: Electric Shuffle]
High-Tech U.K. Bar Concept Electric Shuffle Is About to Slide Into Deep Ellum
by David Seeley | Oct 8, 2021
Fresh from the London Bridge and Canary Wharf in London, the chain of bar-eateries "reimagines" shuffleboard with "unparalleled vision technology" for an immersive, highly social experience. Get your wrists ready for craft cocktails, pizza, munchables, and—most importantly—shufflin' your puck down the board.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 14, 2021
Event innovator J. Damany Daniel, founder of The Event Nerd, marries storytelling and technology to host accessible, unforgettable virtual events for both large and small companies.
“Creativity happens within constraints," says Daniel, who was recently appointed as the City of Dallas Cultural Affairs Commissioner for District 6. "Let's do more than make it work, let’s make it dope.”
“Creativity happens within constraints," says Daniel, who was recently appointed as the City of Dallas Cultural Affairs Commissioner for District 6. "Let's do more than make it work, let’s make it dope.”
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 13, 2021
The nonprofit is supporting three legislative measures on the federal level and one at the state level to get small business owners in Deep Ellum the immediate relief they need.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 6, 2020
August Real Estate Co. selected Common Desk to reposition the historic Continental Gin Building for the future of office. Common Desk's team will touch all aspects of the building, from design to property management—Founder Nick Clark says it's going to be a "holistic offering the market has yet to see."
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[Rendering: Westdale Real Estate Investment & Management]
Uber Starts its Hiring Process in Dallas
by David Kirkpatrick | Jan 21, 2020
Uber has laid out its plan for the 3,000 jobs it's bringing to The Epic in Deep Ellum. Here's how to potentially get hired, what to expect with the Uber Dallas hub, and what Uber plans to offer the workforce here.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 8, 2019
Deep Ellum’s ‘gritty, authentic feel’ lures everyone from small retailers to giant tech firms like Uber.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 18, 2019
Common Desk announced late last year that it was opening its sixth location at Factory SixO3. Now, it's the coworking company's new headquarters, where it's moved with 49 employees.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 19, 2019
Spaces has made a priority of expanding throughout both urban and suburban markets in North Texas.
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