DART construction has closed down the exit ramp off of SB75 for Live Oak St. This took effect Sunday June 10th. Probably the easiest way to get to Live Oak St. will be to exit Ross Ave. and go through, or across Ross, and straight down to Live Oak. At that […]

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The Dallas Police Department has released the crime statistics for Deep Ellum for 2006-2007. The number of violent offenses has lowered an amazing 37% however the non-violent crimes have risen 43%. The total crime index came out to around 34%.

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Longtime Deep Ellum artist Frank Campagna was recently notified he was not selected as a semi-finalist for DART’s new Green Line station in Deep Ellum, set to replace the Good Latimer Expressway tunnel that’s covered in spray-painted artwork. He wasn’t happy — especially when he found that one of the finalists up for the gig […]

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The Public Trust Presents
The Feeling is Mutual: New Work by Bask and Tes One June 30-August 13, 2007
Artist’s Reception:
Saturday June 30, 2007 (7-10PM)
The Feeling is mutual marks the return of Bask and Tes One to the Dallas Area. Their first exhibition, “Three’s a Crowd” which also featured artist Tom Thewes, was held at Art Prostitute […]

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We have some more DART Gateway news for today. A few weeks ago we posted an article on how local artist Frank Compagna was not chosen for the new DART Gateway project. Frank has been a prominent artist in Deep Ellum for over 20 years and has painted numerous murals around the neighborhood (including our […]

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Some of you may be not be familiar with architect/artist Douglas Leon Cartmel. He is a Deep Ellum resident and a principal at Ellum Consulting who submitted a proposal for the DART Deep Ellum Gateway Project. Unfortunately, his project was not selected, but we thought we’d show you an example of the high caliber […]

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Artist / Art Galleries
Best exhibitions to check out in June:

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RSVP at www.bluesquareart.com
When: June 9th, 2007
Time: Opening 7PM
Where: 3023 Commerce ST, Studio A
Hosted by: Blue Square Art
Art by: Mark McWilliams and Tom Maddrey

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This Saturday, June 9th, 7:00 - 10:00 pm,
The Cartoon Show featuring funny pictures by
Ryan Thies, Robert Hamilton, David De Grande,
Kristian Donaldson, Miguel Aguilar, Tyson Summers, Tony Bones,
Richard Ross and many more. Be sure not to miss this unusual / comical event.

Also if you happen to be out of town next week…
in say, New York […]

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old biz
Street Art Attacks wrapup
- stats: 430 door charges, 250 musicians, ~20 artists, ~60 staff (copasetic/DEEP)
- The Good: many people commented how Deep Ellum felt alive that night and how it reminded them of the “old” Deep Ellum
- The Bad: We could have been better organized. Communication, and especially early planning and follow through, needs […]

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