Pulcinella Reimagined is on Youtube today. @avantchamberballet and @orchnewspain allowed me to document their performance process, it was an immense honor being with these incredible people. For @friendsofwrr
“You don’t think something like this will happen here,” said the 45-year-old Navy veteran about the allegations... yesterday on February 2nd Caleb Elliott was indicted on 4 charges related to allegations that he secretly recorded young boys who were undressed in a middle school school locker room.
Follett, a single mother who moved to Celina five years ago from San Antonio, seeking the small-town feel and traditional values that have drawn thousands to the city 50 miles north of Dallas, whose population has more than quadrupled since 2019 to a projected 67,232 this year. That influx of people moving into neighborhoods rapidly rising in the northwestern corner of Collin County has brought newfound scrutiny to a staunchly Bible belt community that, until recently, sat beyond the sprawling suburbanization of North Texas’ former farm towns. In an unusual division for these typically close knit residents, the Elliott controversy has pitted football against family values and lodged longtime locals against newcomers.
We originally did reporting back in November of 2025.
For @texas_tribune
Reporting by @lomilomilomik
For the @fortworthreport we interviewed 10 community members and highlighted all the great work they do (without anyone asking them to do it). From a teen working with dementia patients, a mother helping non-verbal children communicate, a veteran who uses his V.A benefits to restore a local park- these folks were really inspiring to talk to.
My heart goes all to all the families that are experiencing any form of incarceration today. In partnership with Trinity Restoration Ministries, Father’s spent a Christmas Day with their Children and for a brief moment I got to witness a sense of normality for the families impacted.
Screening Saturday 12/13, Noon, at Pegasus City Brewery. A documentary following the efforts to deindustrialize West Dallas and Joppa. @hochdocs and I have been following community groups to get a sense of what it takes for neighbors to protect the health of their loved ones while living in an industrial zoned area. @downwinders.at.risk@justiceparajoppa@singleton.united.unidos
We hope you’ll join us at a Commons table. 3rd places are made by the people who gather there. Come be part of the mission to connect and create community right here in Oak Cliff.
A special thank you to the incredibly talented artists, @johnathan.log and @blues_azul who just “got us” and the concept. The ability to capture and tell stories is a rare gift and we are grateful.
#thirdplaces #oakcliff #3rdplacecommons #communityfirst #supperclub #dallascommunity
The land is temperamental
can never be tamed and
will always take something from you.
The desert imposes itself into your every action.
Your thoughts can drown out the wind.
The deafening silence will refocus your attention.
Ive felt the bitter winter
Ive felt the early summer in the spring.
I know how hot and bright the land can be
And how cold and dark it can turn.
Its reach is seemingly endless
Just wait until the summer and realize its been there all along
just reaching you at a slower pace.
