As a Dallas-based historian whose work has recently revolved around the Deep Ellum neighborhood, I came across a business this summer that piqued my interest: Kanvas Sport + Social, a high-end sports bar and restaurant that opened in June. Of course, a new eatery isn’t uncommon in this part of town, known for its vibrant nightlife. But Kanvas is significant because it’s reminiscent of an age a hundred years ago, when Black-owned dining and drinking establishments thrived in the area and carried on important social traditions, from preserving certain cuisines to providing places for music to thrive.Kanvas owner Kevin Kelley, a native Dallasite who’s an attorney by day, opened his first local restaurant, Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley, in 2020, serving nostalgic yet elegant interpretations of…

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